Health care policy crunch fuels physician forums in Chicago
MGMA and AMA co sponsor Collaborate in Practice Conference April 9 11 in Chicago. Leaders Anders Gilberg and Richard Deem outline federal policy shifts affecting Medicare value based care Medicaid and ACA repeal. Attendees can join an AMA MGMA workshop to assess 2017 readiness and plan practice changes.
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Caterpillar to move Elkader plant production to Kansas
Caterpillar Elkader LLC will close its Elkader facility by year end, shifting earthmoving equipment production and related scrapers and trailers to Wamego Kansas. About 75 workers will be affected as operations transition to optimize manufacturing capacity by end of 2017.
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E-Ject Systems Inc
Caterpillar Elkader LLC
Wamego
Kan
Janice Walters
Caterpillar
Manufacturing Output Rises For Sixth Month In February
A Federal Reserve report shows total industrial production unchanged as warm weather dampened heating demand. Manufacturing output rose 0.5 percent for a sixth straight month led by fabricated metals machinery and plastics with construction supplies up 1.3 percent and business equipment up 0.7 percent.
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J C Penney to close four Iowa stores
J C Penney named four Iowa locations slated for closure as part of a national plan to shutter 188 stores. The stores are in Decorah Fort Dodge Oskaloosa and Ottumwa with remaining Iowa outlets at Westdale Cedar Rapids and Coral Ridge Mall Coralville.
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Fort Dodge
Oskaloosa
Ottumwa
Westdale
Cedar Rapids
Coral Ridge Mall
Coralville
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Corridor firms gain state aid for Coralville and Iowa City
Iowa Economic Development Authority approves $100,000 direct aid and tax benefits for CIVCO Medical Solutions to expand its Multi-Modality Imaging in Coralville and Kalona, creating 20 jobs with 13 at $24.19 per hour. Immortagen Inc. of Iowa City gets $100,000 Demonstration Fund loan for proof of concept and essential personnel. Spectator Sports Inc. of Iowa City receives a $50,000 Demonstration Fund loan for staff, market planning, entry work and product refinement.
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Coralville
Iowa City
Civco Medical Solutions
Kalona
Immortagen Inc
Spectator Sports Inc
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