Iowa banks post strong Q3 despite tighter rules
Iowa banks finished the third quarter with loan volume and deposits up 8.4 percent and 3.8 percent year over year, totaling 51.5 billion in loans and 62.5 billion in deposits. Noncurrent loans fell to 0.61 percent, while nonperforming loans dropped to 0.55 percent. Iowa Bankers Association CEO John Sorenson blamed Dodd-Frank regulations for slower loan growth and urged congressional reform ahead of 2015 year end.
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Iowa
Iowa Bankers Association
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
John Sorenson
Sorensen
Congress
George.ford
Thegazette
EPA seeks court to withdraw Dow Enlist Duo approval
The EPA moves to revoke registration of Dow AgroSciences Enlist Duo, citing incomplete analysis of two active ingredients and potential synergistic effects. The herbicide combines 2,4-D with glyphosate for corn and soybeans engineered to tolerate it, amid concerns about risks to non target organisms. Dow collaborates with the EPA for a resolution while Monsanto faces Xtend independently.
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Chicago
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Dow Chemical Co
EPA
Dow AgroSciences Unit
Monsanto
Enlist Duo
Dow
Dow Chemical
Merry Maids owner trains staff to be leaders
Merry Maids Cedar Rapids owner arty Smith bought the local business in June 2013 and reshaped culture to reward performance. He raised the minimum wage to 10 per hour, emphasizing service, training, and ownership by employees while pursuing growth under ServiceMaster’s four core objectives.
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Jim Slosiarek
the Gazette
Merry Maids
Marty Smith
North Liberty
Smith
Cedar Rapids
Arty Smith
ServiceMaster
16Th Ave
Ste. B. Cedar Rapids
Merrymaids.com
Iowa and Missouri Farm Workers Paid Above National Average
Farm operators in Iowa and Missouri hired 34 000 workers during Oct 11 17 and paid an average 13 03 per hour for all workers. Field workers earned 12 82, livestock 12 48, with a combined 12 70.
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Iowa
Missouri
U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Alabama
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
South Carolina
Florida
Oklahoma
North Carolina
Texas
Virginia
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