Vilsack pushes expansion of biofuels market strategy
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack urged broader biofuels growth amid EPA talks on cutting ethanol rules. He criticized oil industry resistance and backed the Renewable Energy for America Program to install blender pumps while pursuing aviation and marine fuel markets. He warned of reduced gasoline demand due to fuel efficiency and called for accelerated development of advanced biofuels.
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Environmental Protection Agency
USDA
Tom Vilsack
Iowa
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Iowa Press
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EPA
United States
Renewable Energy For America
Stephen Mally
the Gazette
Agriculture
SBA backs 24 Iowa loans amid shutdown impact
The SBA supported 24 loans totaling $3.1 million for ten new and fourteen existing Iowa businesses in October, potentially creating 67 jobs and retaining 86. Eight loans worth $1.16 million were approved for Corridor firms including Frugal Heart LLC and Hand in Hand Daycare. The government shutdown delayed processing from Oct 1 to Oct 16.
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Iown
SBA
Frugal Heart LLC
Cedar Rapids
Heartland Sabs Inc
Haan Enterprises
Marion
Total Health Chiropractic LLC
Coralville
Shepherd Engine Development
Solon
Spindthrift LLC
Bin-buster corn harvest up 30 percent from 2012
The USDA projects a record 14 billion bushels of corn this year, up 30 percent from 2012, with yields averaging 160.4 bushels per acre and area harvested at 87.2 million acres. Iowa leads with 2.2 billion bushels, while soybeans total 3.26 billion bushels. Prices fluctuated, with December corn futures at 4.22 a bushel midday.
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USDA
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Don Roose
U.S. Commodities
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Iowa
U.S
Jobs surge in October defies partial government shutdown
The Labor Department shows employers added 204,000 jobs in October with September and August revisions totaling 60,000 more. Unemployment rose to 7.3 percent as federal workers were idle, while participation hit 62.8 percent, the lowest since March 1978.
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