Apache PVCs: West Coast labor dispute strains Cedar Rapids supplier
Apache in Cedar Rapids faces supply chain woes as West Coast port labor talks extend delays. CEO Tom Pientek cites containers stuck offshore and fewer backhauls from Asia, risking a paused $7.3 million expansion while US and overseas customers feel the squeeze.
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Apache
Cedar Rapids
Tom Pientek
Iowa agriculture shows farm counts fall in 2014
Iowa had 88 000 farms in 2014 a decline of 500 from 2013. The largest drop was in the 1000 to 9999 dollar sales range with 400 fewer farms. Total Iowa farm land dropped 100 000 acres to 30.5 million. The U S farm count fell to about 2.08 million nationwide with total land at 913 million acres. The average Iowa farm size rose to 347 acres. national average 488.
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Iowa
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Upper Midwest
National Agricultural
United States
George.ford
Thegazette.com
Etiquette dinner teaches UI students business dining skills
University of Iowa Career Leadership Academy hosted a five course etiquette dinner at Hotel Vetro to train students in dining dress and behavior for business meals. Instructors and employers from Geico Enterprise Rent-A-Car Northwestern Mutual led lessons on networking, communication, and proper table manners.
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Owa
University of Iowa Career Leadership Academy
Amanda McFadden
Hotel Vetro
S. Linn St
Kelsey Feldmann
Geico
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Northwestern Mutual
Stacy Narcotta-Welp
Academy
Bradley Martin
Justin Turner
Olusegun Osayemi
Hannah Ebbing
Dillard’s
Craig Gustaveson
Michael Stokes
University of Iowa
Sally Mason
Deere trims full year profit forecast on weak farm demand
Deere & Co reports a 43 percent drop in first quarter profit and lowers its 2015 net income forecast to 1.8 billion dollars as farm income weakens demand for equipment. The company expects farm and turf machinery sales to fall 23 percent this year, with overall equipment sales down about 19 percent in the quarter ending April 30. Net income was 387 million dollars in the quarter, with revenue at 6.38 billion. Layoffs in Iowa and Illinois continue, including 565 jobs in Waterloo.
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Deere & Co
Moline
Ill
Deere
Canada
Brazil
China
France
Germany
India
Russia
South Africa
United States
Ing
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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