ISIS Power rebrands amid backlash from name clash
Harris recounts how his Chicago founded business faced negative associations with the ISIS label after militant group notoriety. He bought the brand in 2009, grew to a multi million dollar maker of electronic control systems, and faced a costly rebranding after a longtime customer called them radical Muslims.
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Harris
Isis Power
Littelfuse
Global
ISIS
Intelligent Silicon
CLA
Matt Marton
Chicago Tribune
Anna Guajardo
Chicago
Infinitybox
Bitter cold halts Iowa harvest as crops near end
Iowa's corn and soybean harvest slowed by snow and freezing temps though 92 percent of corn and 98 percent of soybeans had been gathered. Five days suitable for fieldwork yielded one tenth of the corn crop, with 93 percent farmed, matching 2013 pace but ahead of five year average.
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Iowa
U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistical Service
Bill Northey
Ringsted
Emmet
Housing corridor prices fall in Iowa October sales rise in Iowa City
Iowa City area Realtors report 214 homes sold in October up from 190 last year with average price $205,718 and 76 days on market unchanged. Cedar Rapids area sales 385 down from 406 with $168,087 average price and 73 days on market. Statewide 3,349 homes sold, average price $157,231.
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Cedar Rapids
Town Association of Realtors
Jon Yocum
Iowa Association of Realtors
Towa
Yocum
UPS sees lower gas prices boosting holiday consumer spending
UPS Chief Financial Officer Kurt Kuehn says falling gasoline prices leave consumers with extra discretionary dollars, aiding retailers and e commerce. He expects U S growth near 3 percent and growth in UPS revenue driven by e commerce, while investments in alternative fuel vehicles continue.
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United Parcel Service
Kurt Kuehn
Reuters
Atlanta
Kuehn
UPS
FedEx Corp
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