Diamond V project wins tax benefits for Cedar Rapids expansion
The Iowa Economic Development Authority Board approved a $30 million expansion at Diamond V Mills in Cedar Rapids adding 56 000 square feet to boost two product lines. The project aims to create 17 jobs with construction starting in May and finishing after two years. Diamond V notes strong 20 percent annual sales growth from fermentation products used to cut salmonella in poultry.
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Fannie Mae to pay 7.2 billion dividend to U.S. Treasury
Fannie Mae plans to send the Treasury a 7.2 billion dividend as taxpayers near full recovery from the 2008 bailout. The two government controlled firms will remain under federal oversight until Congress or the courts decide their long term fate. Chief executive Timothy Mayopoulos emphasized profitability should not delay housing finance reform.
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Iowa corn yield rebounds as Kossuth keeps top county title
Iowa farmers saw a rise in average corn yield in 2013 with 165 bushels per acre statewide, up from 137. Kossuth County again led the state in total corn production at about 50.9 million bushels, despite fewer harvested acres. East central counties Linn and Johnson posted strong per acre yields, while soybeans stayed at 44.5 bushels per acre statewide.
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Pressure grows to file patents early amid Leahy Smith Act shift
One year after the Leahy Smith America Invents Act changed U S patent rules inventors and small firms feel pressure to file first to secure rights. Experts note the change to first to file makes funding and early strategy critical and highlight costs from six to ten thousand dollars plus attorney fees.
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Leahy-Smith America
Kimberly Mayer
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