Joint Venture Lands $290 Million Ottumwa Plant Contract
Interstate Power and Light awards a $290 million contract to a Babcock & Wilcox Burns & McDonnell joint venture for environmental control at the Ottumwa Generating Station. The package includes two spray dry absorber systems two pulse jet baghouses and integral balance of plant engineering and electrical work. The Babcock & Wilcox segment clocks in at $43 million for design and supply of environmental equipment.
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Interstate Power and Light
Alliant Energy
Ottumwa
Babcock & Wilcox
Babcock & Wilcox Construction
Charlotte
N.C
Burns & McDonnell Engineering
Kansas City
Banker Sue Evans named among The 25 Most Powerful Women to Watch
Sue Evans chief operating officer at MidWestOne Bank in Iowa City is listed among American Banker magazine The 25 Most Powerful Women to Watch. Evans leads daily bank operations and guided a CRM rollout across 26 offices, contributing to the bank's strongest quarter in its 78 year history.
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Iowa City
Sue Evans
MidWestOne Bank
American Banker Magazine
Evans
MidWestOne
Geek Squad Expands to eBay and Trials at Target Stores
Best Buy expands Geek Squad support to eBay with 24 hour help and service plans. Trials run in Target stores in Denver and Minneapolis as the retailer seeks new revenue from fixing computers and tablets.
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Greensboro
N.C
Best Buy
eBay
Target Corp
Denver
Minneapolis
VW Halts Passat Production Amid Output Cut Plan
Volkswagen halted Passat production at its Berlin area plant this week as part of a broader move to reduce group output by about 300000 vehicles due to a slump in the European market, company sources said.
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Berlin
Volkswagen
Germany
Jobless rate drops to 44 month low in September
The U S unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent in September from 8.1 percent as employed Americans surged by 873 000 and employers added 114 000 jobs. The report revisions raise three month payrolls to 146 000 per month while the economy created 86 000 more jobs in July and August.
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Washington
U.S
Barack Obama
U.S. Labor Department
Department
Sal Guatieri
BMO Capital Markets
Raining Rose moves to new $12 million Cedar Rapids HQ
Raining Rose expands with a 150000 square foot, LEED Silver facility at 3015 First Ave SE, consolidating from multiple buildings to double production. The Cedar Rapids private label cosmetic supplier plans a two week move, while maintaining inventory to cover a short shutdown.
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Dave DeWitte
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Raining Rose
First Ave
Ninth Ave
Judy Lubben
Jim Slosiarek
the Gazette
Ian Flynn
Raining Rose Inc
Aflatoxin in Iowa corn found in pockets not widespread
Grain elevators in Eastern Iowa test for aflatoxin a toxin from an olive green mold. Most readings show low levels though 2 to 3 percent of corn at River Valley locations test positive. Farmers report isolated pockets amid drought and hot late summer conditions.
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Iowa
Linn County
Jim Fawcett
Iowa State University Extension Agronomist
Iowa City
Eddyville
Duffe Grain
Wilton
West Liberty
Kim Tyler
River Valley Cooperative
Jim Gruenhagen
Gruenhagen
Midwest
George. Ford
Sourcemedia.net
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