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Sep
08
2009
 
Growing jobs: Agriculture still king of Iowa’s economyPosted by: wcfcouriernewsfeed in Cedar Valley Business CONRAD — A new study shows one in six Iowans is employed because of agriculture.
Sep
03
2009
Retailers report sales declines for AugustPosted by: wcfcouriernewsfeed in Cedar Valley BusinessNEW YORK (AP) — Retailers on Thursday posted sales declines for August as shoppers held back on back-to-school purchases and continued to focus on necessities, but overall results came in ahead of analyst predictions. DES MOINES — For the second quarter in a row, all economic indicators projecting activity for the next six months moved up, according to Iowa’s largest companies. WATERLOO — Temperatures inching toward freezing gave farmers a chill down their spines last weekend. DES MOINES — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has declared 22 Iowa counties as disaster areas due to storm damage earlier this year, Gov. Chet Culver announced Monday. WATERLOO — Temperatures inching toward freezing gave farmers a chill down their spines last weekend.
Aug
31
2009
Scientists work on ethanol comebackPosted by: wcfcouriernewsfeed in Cedar Valley BusinessThere’s no doubting the challenges ethanol faces these days.
Aug
31
2009
Hog farmers struggle for survivalPosted by: wcfcouriernewsfeed in Cedar Valley BusinessWATERLOO — The year 1998 still seems like a bad dream for hog farmers.
Aug
31
2009
Going gluten-free comes with hefty costsPosted by: wcfcouriernewsfeed in Cedar Valley BusinessWATERLOO — Nicole Simmerman, 11, has her own side of the kitchen stocked with her own food and furnished with her own toaster. She doesn’t have issues sharing with her family, she has celiac disease — an allergy to wheat gluten.
Aug
30
2009
Hog farmers struggle for survivalPosted by: wcfcouriernewsfeed in Cedar Valley BusinessWATERLOO — The year 1998 still seems like a bad dream for hog farmers.
Aug
30
2009
Scientists work on ethanol comebackPosted by: wcfcouriernewsfeed in Cedar Valley BusinessThere’s no doubting the challenges ethanol faces these days.
Aug
27
2009
‘Boot camp’ provides job seekers with strategies to find workPosted by: wcfcouriernewsfeed in Cedar Valley BusinessWATERLOO — Job seekers attending Wednesday’s Iowa Workforce Development’s “Boot Camp” at the University of Northern Iowa’s Center for Urban Education, got some instructions in common sense. MOLINE, Ill. — Contract talks between Deere & Co. and the United Auto Workers are under way.
Aug
25
2009
‘Boot Camp for Job Seekers’ set for todayPosted by: wcfcouriernewsfeed in Cedar Valley BusinessWATERLOO — Iowa Workforce Development will be conducting a “Boot Camp for Job Seekers” in two sessions, from 1-3 p.m. and 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the University of Northern Iowa Center For Urban Education, 800 Sycamore St. WATERLOO — Golden oat fields have vanished statewide. Farmers and buyers say the harvest was one of the best in years. |
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