Farmland values rise in Q1 2015 then fall for year
Federal Reserve data show Iowa to Illinois prices mixed with a 2 percent rise in good farmland in early 2015 but a 6 percent drop from a year earlier. Cash rents fell 10 percent, easing some east heavy crop price pressures. buyers and sellers limited activity amid weak demand and lower revenues from corn and soybeans.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
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Wisconsin
David Oppedahl
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Apache breaks ground on Cedar Rapids expansion project
Apache Corp an employee owned firm announces a 7.3 million 90 000 square foot addition at 4805 Bowling St SW Cedar Rapids to boost manufacturing and warehousing. Project aims raise capacity while preserving 27 current jobs and creating 15 new roles with tax incentives and a $75 000 forgivable loan.
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Cedar Rapids
Bowling St. SW
Tom Pientek
Apache
Pientok
Kyle Gingrich
Gingrich
Pientek
Iowa Economic Development Authority Board
Iowa
Kirsty Sanchez
Bob South
Slosiarek
the Gazette
Zach Kaiser
Apache Inc
Almex
Rockwell Collins Wins NASA Contract For Sonic Boom Cockpit Display
Rockwell Collins secures a two year NASA contract to create a conceptual cockpit display that shows sonic boom locations over land. Armstrong Flight Research Center will lead the project with Rockwell Collins' Cedar Rapids Advanced Technology Center to guide high speed research for future supersonic air travel.
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Rockwell Collins
NASA
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Advanced Technology Center
Cedar Rapids
John Borghese
Borghese
George
Ford
Thegazette
Record high for U S choice beef as Memorial Day nears
Wholesale choice beef rose to 264.52 per hundredweight the day before Memorial Day demand. Analysts note promotions for National Beef Month and National Hamburger Month boost retail and food service sales while cattle herds rebuild after drought, keeping supplies tight.
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U.S
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Troy Vetterkind
Vetterkind Cattle Brokerage
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