Featherlite to Buy Diamond-D Trailer Maker in $2.5 Million Deal
Featherlite Manufacturing of Cresco says it will acquire Diamond-D Trailer Manufacturing of Shenandoah for about $2.5 million. Diamond-D reported roughly $8 million in 1994 sales and makes steel livestock, horse and cargo trailers at its Shenandoah plant.
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Featherlite
Diamond-D
Featherlite Manufacturing Inc
Cresco
Diamond-D Trailer Manufacturing Inc
Shenandoah
Frost Threatens Iowa Corn Crop Amid Cold Front
Frost looms over Iowa as corn faces heat stress and uneven yields in sandier soils. Early freezes may damage more than half the crop, sending futures higher while 46 percent reach maturity.
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Iowa
Wazette
East
Linn County
Pioneer and Mycogen to develop insect resistant crops
Pioneer Hi-Bred International will invest 51 million dollars in a joint venture with Mycogen Corp to develop Bt-based insect resistant crops including corn and soybeans. The agreement allows shared Bt technology access for 10 years while keeping seed products separate and outlining royalties for outside North America.
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Des Moines
Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc
California
Pioneer
Mycogen Corp
San Diego
Charles Johnson
Mycogen
North America
Environmental Protection Agency
Battle over ethanol tax exemption heats up in Congress
Iowa lawmakers brace for a hard fight to preserve the 5.1 cent a gallon ethanol tax exemption. Rep. Jim Nussle says the House will likely chip away while Senators like Grassley push GAO data showing net budget impact. Farm-state Democrats press for a farm bill cutting subsidies by over 4 billion, as Senate and House schedule actions.
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David Lynch
Washington
Iowa
Jim Nussle
House
Ways and Means
Bill Archer
Texas
Nussle
Senate
Charles Grassley
Alowa
Senate Finance Committee
General Accounting Office
GAO
U.S. Treasury
Tom Harkin
Stocks end modestly lower on cautious trading
The Dow fell 17.16 to 4780.41 as trading remained cautious after a sharp morning drop. Volume reached 326.07 million on the NYSE with 11 gainers and 26 decliners among Eastern Iowa stocks amid profit taking and expectations about Fed policy.
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New York
Wall Street
Dow Jones
Dow
Iowa
General Mills
General Electric
Weyerhaeuser
NEW York Stock Exchange
iiCaidor
EMC Corp
Ve Finance
American Stock Exchange
Viacom
Cagle
TWA
RoyalOak
Microsoft
Amex
Biotech
Computer
Standard & Poor's Finance
Indust
Transpt
Telecom
Utilities
Transport
Financ
idCap
Wilshire Associates
Associated Press
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Telecom* USA Publishing Co
Cedar Rapids
Frontier Directory Co
Minnesota
Fleck
Japan
Information Resources Inc
Chicago
Mitsui and Co
Information Resources Japan Ltd
Information Resources
Mitsui
Shoppers Hotline
Treasury
Treasury Department
Borrom
Defence Media Services, Inc
Mie T Bay
Bill Havertape
Securities Corporation of Iowa
Havertape
Kansas City
St. Louis
Nhot
Er Pert
Frost
Battle
Senate Agriculture Committee
House Committee
Federal Reserve
Hugh Johnson
First Albany Corp
Ource
Jerome W. Janda
Jeffrey M. Cater
Sheila R. Sawyer
Beth M. Dill
Jerome W. Janda, DO
River Center Court
Rex J. Brandstatter
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