Cafes limit Wi-Fi to boost customers’ table turnover
In Madison and Cedar Rapids cafe owners discuss restricting or removing free Wi-Fi during busy times to ensure tables are available for customers. Panera Bread cites 30 minute session limits at peak hours while Time Warner Cable reports a gap between believed benefits of Wi-Fi and actual offering.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Maggie Stremel
Chicago
Stone Creek Coffee
Milwaukee
Madison
Wis
David Lehrentz
Cedar Rapids
Lehrentz
John Kauffman
Panera Bread of
Iowa
Kauffman
Time Warner Cable
Satya Parimi
Iowa Supreme Court backs solar firm in city energy pact
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled 4-2 that Eagle Point’s third party purchase agreement with Dubuque does not make it an electric utility. The decision preserves a financing structure for solar projects, with implications for Alliant Energy and future utilities in Iowa.
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Iowa Supreme Court
Dubuque
Eagle Point
Iowa Utilities Board
Supreme Court
District Court
Iowa Solar Energy Trade Association
Iowa
Alliant Energy
Justin Foss
Alliant
Barry Shear
Cosmetology school settles Iowa City Johnston charges
The owner of La James International College Cynthia Becher agreed to a 10000 dollar fine after a state settlement with the Iowa Board of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences. Becher and administrator Tracy LaCage denied violations. The action stems from 2013 allegations of unsanitary practices insufficient supervision and unposted student services. Sa James agreed to quarterly self inspections and logs. Location administrators will complete two extra hours of Iowa law and sanitation training within 90 days.
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Iowa City
Johnston
Cynthia Becher
la’ James International College
Becher
la’ James
Tracy LaCage
Iowa Board of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences
LaDage
Sa’James International
La’James
Iowa
La’James International
la James College
Mason City
Agriculture crop forecast lowers corn prices on surpluses
Bloomberg reports the USDA raised the 2015 corn surplus forecast to 1.801 billion bushels, 4.3% above last month, while trimming this year's crop. Futures slid to multi-year lows before rebounding near 4 a bushel as subsidies shift with the farm bill.
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U.S
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Scott Faber
Environmental Working Group
University of Missouri
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Solar Energy
Chelsea Keenan
Chelsea
Sourcemedia.net
Cosmetology School
La‘James International
State
George Ford
Bloomberg News
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