Casey's earnings beat on fourth quarter amid fuel headwinds
Casey's General Stores posted net income of 41.3 million dollars or 1.05 per share for Q4 of fiscal 2015, up from 20.9 million a year earlier, as revenue slipped to 1.7 billion. Fuel revenue fell to 1.0 billion while same store gallons rose 3.5 percent with a 16.9 cent margin. For the year, Casey's earned 180.6 million dollars on 7.8 billion revenue, up from 126.8 million on 7.9 billion. Chairman Robert Myers touted growth plans for fiscal 2016 and store expansion.
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Cider Breaks Into Central Europe Beer Culture
In Slovakia and neighboring countries a cider wave expands beyond beer and wine. Michael Jurkovic's Juzne Lady ships cider from a small Bratislava operation to bars, aiming at younger urbane drinkers and competing with giants like Heineken and SABMiller as producers build lines in the region.
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Zlaty Bazant
Euromonitor International
Amin Alkhatib
Euromonitor
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Staropramen
Molson Coors Brewing Co
United Kingdom
Juzne Lady
Heineken
Martin Divisek
Bloomberg News
Prague
Sab Miller
Iowa corn crop advances as planting resumes across state
Iowa farmers advance work with 4.3 days suitable for fieldwork as 96 percent of corn has emerged, 82 percent rated good to excellent. Soybeans 88 percent planted, 71 percent emerged, with moisture levels mainly adequate to surplus. First alfalfa cutting 49 percent complete, hay 81 percent good to excellent. southwest and south central Iowa lag due to wet conditions.
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Invest in She event seeks investment for six women-led Iowa firms
Six women-owned Iowa businesses will pitch for up to 40000 from eight investors at 5 30 p m at the Kirkwood Hotel and Event Center presented by Iowa Women Lead Change IWLC The finalists including Flaggers National Control System and Take the Cake Cupcakes were chosen for growth potential job creation and scalable concepts While money is possible for some the event offers exposure and mentoring according to IWLC CEO Diane Ramsey and investor Heidi Parkhurst
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Heidi Parkhurst
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Flaggers National Control System
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Adore Your Walls
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