Media General to Acquire Meredith in $2.34 Billion Deal
Media General to buy Meredith Corp for about 2.34 billion creating Meredith Media General, a top 3 local TV owner reaching 30 percent of U.S. households. Mer edith operates 17 TV stations plus sites like Allrecipes.com and magazines Martha Stewart Living and Better Homes and Gardens.
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Media General Inc
Diversified Media
Meredith Corp
United States
Media General
Warren Buffett
Berkshire Hathaway Inc
Meredith Media
Meredith
Allrecipes.com
LIN Media
Lion
Meredith Media General
Stephen Lacy
Eastern Iowa Airport Names New Safety Officers
Kyle Miller and Scott McCambridge join The Eastern Iowa Airport safety office after 14 weeks at the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy and March rescue and firefighting training in Lexington. They will train with senior officers before January assignments as the unit grows to 18 officers, with plans to return to 12 after a retirement.
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Scott McCambridge
Iowa
Miller
McCambridge
Iowa Law Enforcement Academy
Lexington
Cedar Rapids
Kyle Miller
Ken Washburn
Washburn
Ron Cobett
Cedar Rapids Airport
United to link Moline with Washington nonstop flights
United Express will operate daily nonstop service between Quad City International Airport in Moline and Dulles International Airport in Washington. The 50 seat Embraer E145 will depart Moline at 8 22 a.m. and arrive at 11 42 a.m. The return leaves Dulles at 10 02 p.m. and lands at 11 21 p.m. Flights start Oct 26 with the first arrival Oct 25. Authorities cite state grants and local funding totaling 1.9 million dollars to secure the route, aided by Rock Island Arsenal as a major regional employer.
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United Airlines
Quad City International Airport
Washington, D.C
Trans States Airlines
United Express
Moline
Ill
Dulles
Metropolitan Airport Authority of
Rock Island County
Illinois
Carter
United
Quad Cities Chamber
Airport Authority
Quad Cities
Ment
Rock Island Arsenal
Marty Lewis
Eastern Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Iowa Banks Post Strong Second Quarter Growth
Iowa banks report over 50.8 billion in loans for the first half of 2015, up 8.8 percent from 2014. FDIC data show improving loan quality with noncurrent loans at 0.65 percent and nonperforming loans at 0.59 percent, while net income rose to 231 million in Q2 and 457 million year to date. Deposits edged down to 62.1 billion as assets reached 76.5 billion. John Sorensen of the Iowa Bankers Association cites positive employment, housing demand, and farm loan growth amid crop pricing pressures.
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Iowa
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
John Sorensen
Iowa Bankers Association
Sorensen
FDIC
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