Agriculture values stabilize as 2014 closes
Farm values leveled off by year end 2014 amid lower grain prices and steady demand for cropland. Farmers National says high quality land remains sought after, with owner operators as nearly 90 percent of buyers in many areas. Iowa prices eased to about 11 000 per acre for top land, but net farm income should stay positive in 2015.
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Farmers National
Iowa City
Randy Dickhut
Dickhut
Iowa
Bombardier halts Learjet 85 plans amid job cuts and delays
Bombardier suspended development of the Learjet 85, cut 1000 jobs in Mexico and the US, and trimmed 2014 aerospace cash flow to about 800 million after weaker demand. The move comes as the CSeries and other new jets push toward flight tests and entry into service despite testing hiccups.
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Bombardier
Mexico
United States
Rockwell Collins
Cedar Rapids
Casey's and Fareway Plan Cedar Rapids Store Openings
Casey's General Stores will open a 4,200 square foot store January 22 at Third Street and Eighth Avenue SE in downtown Cedar Rapids replacing a smaller HandiMart site. Fareway Stores unveils its 110th location February 11 at Town & Country Shopping Center, a 31,000 square foot anchor expected to bring 100 plus local jobs.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Casey’s General Stores
Third Street
Eighth Avenue SE
Casey’s
HandiMart
Martin
First Ave
Town & Country
Fred Greiner
Fareway
Hiawatha
Marion
Greiner
Casey’s General Store
Veterans turn military grit into urban gear startup
Tim O'Neil and Brandon Jernigan, Marines veterans from Minneapolis, launched Fidelis to sell rugged bags named after military acronyms. They aim to grow Fi delis with ALCON, GTG, and NLT lines priced at 285, 245, and 225 dollars as veterans pursue self employment and small business ownership.
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
Tim O’neil
Brandon Jernigan
Fidelis
Minneapolis
O’neil
University of Minnesota
Carlson School of Management
U.S. Navy
Korea
Horn of Africa
U.S
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