United Fire buys Cedar Rapids American Building downtown
United Fire expands its downtown Cedar Rapids campus by purchasing the American Building at 101 Second St. SE and a smaller adjacent structure. City officials and locals see the move as a stabilizing investment that could improve occupancy and parking options while awaiting future use plans. Local historian Mark Stouffer Hunter notes the building’s architectural heritage and hopes United Fire preserves it.
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Scott Olson
Higley
United Fire
Olson
Ramlo
Cedar Rapids
United
Second St. SE
Corbett
New Purchase
Chicago
Stouffer Hunter
Golden eagles lure in Iowa observers for winter study training
Survey coordinator Scott Mehus invites trained volunteers to help locate and identify golden eagles in Iowa. He notes the birds blend in, require optics for positive ID, and often perch on the same trees year after year. Last year 160 observers counted 132 goldens across routes from Dubuque to the Minnesota border.
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Lawa
Scott Mehus
National Eagle Center
Decorah
Mehus
Zarwell
Iowa River
Iowa
Dubuque
Minnesota
Jon Stravers
McGregor
Yellow River State Forest
Effigy Mounds National Monument
Clayton
Allamakee
Stravers
Terry Haindfield
Department of Natural Resources
Haindfield
Farm bill talks stall as May vote looms next week
House and Senate leaders clash over dairy aid and supply management as they seek a conference agreement on the farm bill. Lawmakers eye a possible vote next week with influence from Speaker Boehner and Agriculture chair leaders amid unresolved country of origin rules and subsidy limits.
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House
John Boehner
Ohio
House Democrats
Agriculture Committee
Collin Peterson
Minnesota
Senate
Peterson
States
Farm Bill Conference Committee
Chuck Grassley
Boehner
House Agriculture Committee
Lucas
Senate Agriculture Committee
Debbie Stabenow
Capitol
Steve King
Alowa
King
USDA
National Milk Producers Federation
Arden Hills
Minn
Land O’ Lakes Inc
International Dairy Foods Association
Dean Foods
Nestle
Unilever
Kroger
Agriculture Department
Insurance groups push new deadlines for ACA payments
Insurers including Blue Cross Blue Shield plans and Copportunity Health adjusted payment deadlines after HealthCare.gov problems. BCBS Texas Illinois and three more shifted to January 31 or January 28, while Aetna kept Friday as deadline. Officials note enrollment surpasses 2 million nationwide though many have yet to pay. Copportunity Health reports over 35,000 enrollments to start the year.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield
Texas
Ilinois
BCBS
Health Care Service Corp
Independence Blue Cross Blue Shield
Philadelphia
HealthCare. Gov
Aetna Inc
HealthCare.gov
America
Copportunity Health
Iowa
Nebraska
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