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Terril, IA (KICD)--A Terril telemarketing company will close up shop at the end of the month.Cadre Teleservices Human Resourc...
Spencer, IA: (May 08, 2013) - AGCO Corporation broke ground Tuesday for a major expansion of its Jackson, Minnesota manufactu...
Jackson, MN (KICD)--The AGCO Corporation broke ground Tuesday on a $42 million expansion at their manufacturing plant in ...
Spencer, IA: (Apr. 30, 2013) - Congress is recess this week, but when members return next week, both the House and Senate Ag ...
Spencer, IA: (Apr. 30, 2013) - The outbreak of bird-flu in China will take a bite out of that country’s appetite for so...
During the year we all accumulate junk. Here at Lite 104.9 we are no different. Which is why we are having our Annual Garage ...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The city of Spencer will see some significant savings following action at this week's City Council se...
Spencer, IA (KICD) -- Spencer Municipal Utilities Board of Trustees has approved a water and electric rate increase. .The inc...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--Business leaders in the community gathered this (Wednesday) afternoon for a Lunch & Learn presentation pu...
Royal, IA (KICD)--The Clay Central Everly School Board adopted the budget for the upcoming fiscal year on Monday night.Superi...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--Spencer Municipal Utilities has been honored with an Economic Development Impact Award by the Iowa Area D...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--Registration is underway for a “Lunch & Learn” to introduce businesses in the community of a ...
Cedar Rapids, IA (KICD)--The former Chairman of the Cycle Country board of directors is facing some hefty federal prison time...
Estherville, IA (KICD)--The deadline for scholarship applications at Iowa Lakes Community College for the upcoming academic y...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--An official hearing on the 2013-2014 budget will open tonight's meeting of the Spencer School Board.S...
Spencer, IA: (Mar 25, 2013) - Farmers are feeling less optimistic about the ag economy than they did last fall, according to ...
Spencer, IA: (Mar 25, 2013) - Farms that store more than 1320 gallons of oil products must have a spill prevention plan in pl...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--State Auditor David Vaudt was a special guest at this weekend's Eggs & Issues session.Vaudt shared so...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--Some changes are in store for the Southpark MallManager Kathy Anderson tells KICD News that RUE 21 is loo...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation has launched a new program called Hot Jobs in Cool Compan...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--A wide variety of topics were covered during the 2nd Spencer Eggs & Issues forum of the 2013 legislative ...
Spirit Lake, IA (KICD)--A well under estimate bid for the Highway 86 project has been awarded.Iowa DOT Transportation Planner...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The Spencer City Council last evening adopted the fiscal year 2014 city budget.City Manager Bob Fagen tel...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The Spencer Hospital Boar of Trustees approved the fiscal year 2014 budget at the Thursday meeting.Vice P...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--A public hearing for the fiscal year 2014 Clay County budget will be held this coming Tuesday.Clay County...
Milford, IA (KICD)--As first reported on KICD News Friday, Polaris Industries is in line for state tax benefits through the H...
Spencer, IA: (Feb. 21, 2013) - The Grotto of the Redemption, located in West Bend, has received a substantial grain donation ...
Estherville, IA (ILCC)--The Iowa Lakes Board of Trustees met Tuesday afternoon and heard a presentation on how high school st...
Royal, IA (KICD)--After months of consideration the Clay Central Everly School Board has voted to get out of the wind energy ...
Tuesday, February 19th ~ 8am - 5pmNewsradio 1240 KICD and CD 107.7 will be among the many exhibitorsat this year's Northw...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The Spencer Hospital is set to add a new ambulance to their fleet.Vice President of Marketing & Fund Deve...
Storm Lake, IA (KICD)--Governor Branstad has proposed a drastic slashing of funding to the state's lake restoration budge...
Spirit Lake, IA (KICD-SCJ)--Pure Fishing is set to shift some jobs from their Spirit Lake plant.The Sioux City Journal notes ...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The Spencer city council set February 4th as the date to open bids on what's known as the Freeman bui...
Des Moines, IA (KICD)--A quartet of area communities have been awarded water quality loans.The State Revolving Fund low inter...
Spencer, IA: (Jan 09, 2013) - The U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA) ON FRIDAY will update its estimate of 2012 U.S. corn and...
Arnolds Park, IA (KICD)--A new logo has been chosen for Historic Arnolds Park.Marketing & Communications Manager Di Lorenzen ...
Spencer, IA: (Jan 04, 2013) - A survey by Farm Futures Magazine shows growers raised less corn in 2012 than previously though...
Estherville, IA (KICD) -- A program aimed to encourage local shopping and support business growth in Estherville produces ver...
Spencer, IA: (Jan 03, 2012) - Reaction continues to come in regarding the “fiscal cliff” action by Congress earli...
Spencer, IA (KICD) -- A local business receives incentives for expansion.State economic development leaders on Thursday award...
Spencer, IA: (Dec 27, 2012) - House Agriculture Committee Chair Frank Lucas has reorganized subcommittees for the next Congre...
Spencer, IA: (Dec 26, 2012) - While it may not compare to a Mayan-prophesized apocalypse, some see chaos erupting in milk mar...
Spencer, IA: (Dec 26, 2012) - The American Soybean Association (ASA) is urging its members to contact their House Member and ...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The Spencer Hospital Trustees have approved the purchase of a new C-arm.Vice President of Marketing and F...
Estherville, IA (KICD)--The Iowa Lakes Community College Board of Trustees learned about numerous eLearning opportunities for...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--An organization aimed at recruiting business in the region has garnered a lot of private investment over ...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--Congressman Steve King made a stop by the KICD studios Friday morning.On the topic of the fiscal cliff Ki...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The Spencer Hospital Trustees approve an upgrade to their Picture, Archiving, and Communications System.V...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The Spencer School Board will meet in regular session this evening.Senator David Johnson and Representati...
Ames, IA (KICD)--More than $9.7 million in safety improvements are approved for 50 projects by the Iowa Transportation Co...
Estherville, IA (KICD)--The Iowa Economic Development Authority Board awards financial assistance to seven business projects ...
Arnolds Park, IA (KICD)-An area banker is in line to chair the American Bankers Association Board.As previously noted on KICD...
Arnolds Park, IA (KICD)--The President and CEO of Northwest Financial Corporation in Arnolds Park has become chairman-elect o...
Spencer, IA (KICD)-In showing appreciation for local business and industry, the Iowa Lakes Corridor held its third annual Bus...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The Spencer Hospital is set to purchase new software for fetal monitoringVice President of Patient Care S...
Spencer, IA: (Oct 24, 2012) - The Great Drought of 2012 is being called the crop insurance industry’s equivalent of Hur...
Spencer, IA: (Oct 23, 2012) - Closely-watched crop forecaster Informa Economics says U.S. farmers are likely to plant 80 mill...
Des Moines, IA (KICD)--Two northwest Iowa companies are among six chosen to receive financial assistance by the The Iowa Econ...
Area (KICD)--Iowans are reminded that the LIHEAP program is taking applicants for the 2012-2013 year.Jennifer Corley with Upp...
Spencer, IA: (Oct 17, 2012) - The American Soybean Association wanted a better picture of the views of President Barack Obama...
Spencer, IA: (Oct 17, 2012) - Monsanto will stop charging royalties in Brazil for the use of its RoundUp Ready soybean seeds ...
Spencer, IA: (Oct 12, 2012) - The U.S. Ag Department increased planted and harvested corn acreage in the Crop Production repo...
Des Moines, IA (KICD)--An electric rate increase is in store for customers of MidAmerican Energy.The Iowa Utilities Board has...
Milford, IA (KICD)--Two weeks ago the director of Polaris' Iowa operations told KICD News the future looks so rosy that t...
Spencer, IA (ILCDC)--The Iowa Lakes Corridor’s third annual Business Recognition Luncheon is set for Wednesday, Novembe...
Spencer, IA: (Oct 05, 2012) - A new study shows the positive impact the chicken industry has on the nation’s economy.Mi...
Spencer, IA (KICD) -- A well known established food corporation is targeting Spencer for a new prototype faciliity.In a press...
Sioux Rapids, IA (KICD) -- A Sioux Rapids building damaged by heavy snows is now the home to part of the operations of an est...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The annual auxiliary report was given at this (Thursday) morning's meeting ot the Spencer Hospital Bo...
Spirit Lake, IA (ISBDC)--Does your business reach the 96% of the customers that are outside the United States? Exporting can ...
Spirit Lake, IA (KICD)--Polaris Industries is set to move forward on a multi-million dollar expansion at it's Spirit Lake...
Spencer, IA: (Sep 24, 2012) - A two-year partnership between Goodyear and the United Soybean Board (USB) looked at the feasib...
Des Moines, IA (RI)--The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board on Friday awarded several companies across the stat...
Emmetsburg, IA (KICD) -- A big announcement results in good news for the city of Emmetsburg.On Monday Aluma LTD of Bancroft a...
Spencer, IA: (Sep 21, 2012) - An Iowa ag company has been acquired by German chemicals company BASF for just over $1 bill...
Spencer, IA: (Sep 19, 2012) - Cargill is appealing to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to stop giving newswire servi...
Spencer, IA: (Sep 19, 2012) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a request by the Iowa Department of Ag...
Spencer, IA: (Sep 17, 2012) - A new report adds U.S. port facilities to the growing list of infrastructure candidates badly i...
Estherville, IA (KICD)--Bank Plus has entered into an agreement to purchase the State Bank of Ledyard.Bank Plus President and...
Spirit Lake, IA (KICD)--Voters in the Spirit Lake School District are being asked to adopt a revenue purpose statement today ...
Lake Park, IA (KICD)--Some good news on the housing front comes out of Lake Park.City Administrator George McGuire tells KICD...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--Two area farm businesses are merging.Dave Hessman tells KICD News that Commstock Investments is purchasin...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--Early results from the recently launched Quality Housing initiative in Spencer are positive.City Manager ...
Spencer, IA (KICD) -- Another Spencer business receives Blue Zones certification.Thursday afternoon, Fareway Store was given ...
Spencer, IA: (Aug 30, 2012) - A noted plant pathologist says Iowa corn growers should scout their fields for signs of a fungu...
Spencer, IA: (Aug 27, 2012) - Iowa State University’s Ag Business Club won two major awards at last month’s Agric...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--New rules from the FCC could hamper efforts of rural broadband providers.Joe Hrdlicka, Director of Govern...
Undated (KICD)--Some moving and shaking is taking place for area Northwest Bank locations.Northwest Bank Lakes Market Preside...
St. Paul, MN (KICD)--A Jackson woman has been sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison after pleading guilty to em...
Spencer, IA (ILCDC)--The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation has released its updated regional laborshed analysis. Th...
DES MOINES (Aug 21, 2012) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today announced that farmers can list corn that ...
Spencer, IA: (Aug 20, 2012) - In September, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Ag Statistics Service (NASS) wi...
(Des Moines, Iowa) – August 15, 2012 – Iowa State Executive Director for USDA Farm Service Agency, John R Whitake...
Spencer, IA: (Aug 09, 2012) - This year’s historic Midwest drought is having an impact on all crops, including the popc...
Spencer, IA (KICD) -- It's a chance for shoppers to get greater deals on clothing and shoes purchases.The 2012 Sales Tax ...
Spencer, IA: (Jul 19, 2012) - Near-month corn and soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade hit record highs early this m...
Algona, IA (KICD)--The Board of Trustees of Iowa Lakes Community College approve additional programs at their monthly meeting...
Algona, IA (KICD)--The Board of Trustees of Iowa Lakes Community College approve additional programs at their monthly meeting...
Halfa, IA (KICD)--StateLine Coop continues to move forward on the construction of a new feed mill in Emmet County.As previous...
Okoboji, IA (KICD)--The Growing Iowa's Economy Speaker Series at the Pearson Lakes Art Center continues Wednesday evening...
Des Moines, IA (KICD)--Funding is allocated for a number of area airport improvement projects.The Iowa Transportation Commiss...
Des Moines-Emmetsburg, IA (MTN-KICD)--Iowa's state-licensed tracks and casinos had their best financial year ever in 2012...
Spencer, IA (KICD) -- A local corporation will be gathering information to create a Cost Of Living Index.Beginning next week,...
Spencer, IA (KICD) -- More entertainment at the 2012 Clay County Fair has been announced.In a release, the entertainment for ...
Spencer, IA (ILCDC)--Since 2007, Why Go Back? has been the marketing campaign for the Corridor to retain some of the million ...
Spencer, IA: (Jul 03, 2012) - The message to corn growers at last week's Northwest Research Farm Field Day was "scou...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The Spencer City Council wraps up some business for the budgeting year in a rapid special session Thursda...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The Spencer City Council will meet in special session this evening.The annual practice of authorizing a p...
Spencer, IA--Clay County Fair advance gate tickets are available for purchase.The fair booster tickets will be sold individua...
West Lake Okoboji (KICD) -- The Iowa Lakes Corridor celebrated 20 years at its Annual Meeting last (Monday) evening at Gull P...
Round Lake, MN (KICD)--Farley’s & Sathers of Round Lake, Minnesota will be closing it's doors next year.Farley&rsqu...
Spencer, IA: (Jun 06, 2012) - Trade sources say Brazil may run out of soybeans to export some time this summer.Soy exports fr...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--School districts in Iowa are in a bit of limbo when it comes to state funding.Spencer Superintendent Terr...
Spencer, IA--The Board of Directors of the Siouxland Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) is pleased to announce it has se...
Spencer, IA: (May 31, 2012) - Between the persistent high winds, an inch or more of rain, and the cool nighttime temperatures...
Spencer, IA (ILCDC)--Students who have completed grades six through eight are invited to attend the Iowa Lakes Corridor Devel...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The new fiscal year is approaching for the Spencer Hospital.With that in mind the board of trustees recen...
Spencer, IA: (May 30, 2012) - Iowa State Executive Director for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) John Whitaker announced on Wedn...
Spencer, IA: (May 30,, 2012) - The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the Iowa Corn Promotion Board have...
Spencer, IA: (May 29, 2012) - U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack accompanied President Obama last week to the Newton, Iowa facilit...
Spencer, IA: (May 23, 2012) - Hormel Foods has posted record second-quarter profits.The Austin, Minnesota company reported ne...
Spencer, IA: (May 23, 2012) - There is a new worry for corn growers in dry areas of the Upper Midwest. It is called Rootless ...
Spencer, IA: (May 23, 2012) - Monsanto is buying a planting technology company, part of an increased effort to expand its foc...
Spencer, IA: (May 23, 2012) - Monsanto is hitting back at the emerging army of herbicide-resistant weeds spreading across the...
Spencer, IA: (May 21, 2012) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Ag Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct t...
Spencer, IA: (May 21, 2012) - Cattle & calves on feed in Iowa totaled 1.3 million head on May 1st. That inventory is down 2-p...
Spencer, IA: (May 21, 2012) - AGP Chief Executive Officer and General Manager Marty Reagan has informed his Board of Director...
Spirit Lake, IA (KICD)--The Pearson Lakes Art Center is opening up their Growing Iowa's Economy Series Thursday evening.M...
Spirit Lake, IA (KICD)--The Pearson Lakes Art Center is opening up their Growing Iowa's Economy Series Thursday evening.M...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--It has been 15 years since Spencer entered the municipal communications business.On May 6th of 1997 voter...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The Spencer City Council approves a housing development land and grant funding agreements with SMU and Sp...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The Spencer City Council meets tonight in regular session.A public hearing is set authorizing the sale of...
AMES, Iowa: (May 04, 2012) Anyone who is involved with the rental market for Iowa farmland knows that rental rates have been...
Spencer, IA: (May 04, 2012) - The United Soybean Board (USB) is partnering with the National Institute for Sustainable Agricu...
Spencer, IA: (May 03, 2012) - CME Group, Inc., the parent company of the CME, says it will expand its electronic trading hour...
Spencer, IA: (May 02, 2012) - Higher gasoline prices have led to increased demand for diesel vehicles.Diesel Technology Forum...
Spencer, IA: (Apr. 25, 2012) - Burger King Corporation on Wednesday said it will begin to buy eggs and pork only from farms t...
Royal, IA (KICD) -- The Clay Central-Everly School Board met Monday night. After approving minutes from the last five meeting...
Des Moines, IA (KICD)--Local unemployment figures for the region have been released for the month of March.Clay County's ...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--Northwest Bank has entered into an Agreement with Bank of America to purchase their consumer branch locat...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation has a chance to strut their stuff on Tuesday.President an...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--An Iowa banker is picked to head up a national groupNorthwest Financial Services President and CEO Jeff P...
Minneapolis, MN (MTN)--A southwestern Minnesota woman has pleaded guilty to tapping into bank customers' accounts to the ...
Spirit Lake, IA (KICD)--The conversion of Liberty Bank branches in Spirit Lake and Arnolds Park to Northwest Bank is complete...
Emmetsburg, IA (KICD)--Iowa Lakes Community College Trustees gather in Emmetsburg Tuesday afternoon.Executive Director Jolene...
Spencer, IA: (Apr. 17, 2012) - The U.S. and Colombia will enter into their trade agreement on May 15th. U.S. Trade Representa...
Sheldon, IA (KICD)--Village Northwest Unlimited of Sheldon is looking to expand.City Manager Scott Wynjia tells KICD News tha...
Spencer, IA: (Apr. 10, 2012) - A Webb farmer has been selected as a winner in Monsanto’s America’s Farmers Grow C...
Spencer, IA: (Apr. 10, 2012) - Can corn yields keep up with ever increasing world demand? At least one well-respected firm ha...
Spencer, IA: (Apr. 10, 2012) - Ethanol maker POET has a new CEO.Jeff Lautt has been named to lead the company. Company founde...
Spencer, IA: (Apr. 06, 2012) - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack took to Twitter Thursday to answer questions about renewable...
Spencer, IA: (Apr. 06, 2012) - Analysts are anxiously awaiting USDA’s Supply/Demand report on Tuesday.Analysts polled a...
Spencer, IA (KICD) -- A local utility company receives an award.At Corn Belt Power Cooperative's annual meeting in Fort D...
Spencer, IA: (Apr. 03, 2012) - Two Northwest Iowa fire departments will benefit after being nominated for cash awards from Mo...
Spencer, IA: (Apr. 03, 2012) - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took an important step Monday in moving E15 to marke...
Spencer, IA: (Apr. 02, 2012) - House Ag Committee Chairman Frank Lucas says he believes there is a strong chance that the 200...
Des Moines, IA (KICD)--Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate drops a tenth of a point to 5.3 percent for the mon...
March 30, Spencer, Iowa -- The USDA Prospective Plantings numbers came in larger than expected for corn at 95.90 million acre...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The Clay County Supervisors approve the fiscal year 2013 budget at their Tuesday morning meeting.As previ...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--A public hearing on Clay County's budget for the 2013 fiscalyear is slated to be held Tuesday.County ...
Spencer, IA (KICD) -- The state of Iowa and the Great Lakes region is reporting some positive real estate figures.A release f...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--Many northwest Iowans were without internet and video services for almost 11 hours this (Friday) morning....
Spencer, IA: (Mar. 14, 2012) - DuPont’s Executive V.P. Jim Borel says USDA’s latest estimate that U.S. farmers wi...
Spencer, IA: (Mar. 14, 2012) - The American Soybean Association (ASA) is urging the Senate Finance Committee to establish per...
Spencer, IA: (Mar. 13, 2012) - The farmers and other customers who lost $1.6 billion in the collapse MF Global have now r...
Spencer, IA: (Mar. 13, 2012) - DuPont expects sales of soy supplements to eclipse sales of its other food ingredients this ye...
Des Moines, IA (KICD)--Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate drops two tenths of a point to 5.4 percent in Janua...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The Spencer YMCA launches their Strong Communities Campaign.Executive Director Becky La Barre tells KICD ...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The NYSE American Stock Exchange has accepted a plan of compliance from ATC Venture Group Incorporated.AT...
Spencer, IA: (Mar. 06, 2012) - Traders widely assume a much bigger corn crop this year, but a University of Missouri think ta...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The Results Companies announced last week that it will be closing its Spencer site effective May 1st.In a...
Spencer, IA: (Mar. 05, 2012) - Mary Banwart of West Bend has been selected as a winner in America’s Farmers Grow Commun...
Spencer, IA: (Mar. 05, 2012) - U.S. soybean producers gathered in Nashville last week to review and revise policy direction o...
Omaha, NE (KICD) -- Two of the nation's leading Midwest-based general retail chains are now one.The deal between Shopko a...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--An audit report for the 2011 fiscal year has been completed for Clay County.For 2011 the county had local...
Milford, IA (KICD)--A pair of sales are complete at the site of the Klaussner building in Milford.The first transaction consi...
Spencer, IA: (Feb. 28, 2012) - A federal judge in New York State has ruled in favor of Monsanto Company, dismissing a lawsuit...
Spencer, IA: (Feb. 27, 2012) - The mood at last week’s Agricultural Outlook Forum had analysts predicting increasing su...
Spencer, IA: (Feb. 27, 2012) - USDA’s annual outlook conference last week forecast a record U.S. corn crop of nearly 14...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The Spencer Hospital Board of Trustees approved the hospital’s 2013 fiscal year budget on Thursday....
Spencer, IA: (Feb. 23, 2012) -Hormel Foods is out with a quarterly earnings report. The Austin, Minnesota-based Hormel is the...
Spencer, IA: (Feb. 22, 2012) - Canadian farmers recorded record-high net income in 2011, but their earnings are likely to sli...
Estherville, IA (KICD)--The Iowa Lakes Community College Trustees met Tuesday in Estherville.The Trustees gave approval to wo...
Spencer, IA (ILCDC)--Finding funding to support an internship program can be an obstacle for some businesses and organization...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The Spencer City Council meets tonight.The council will be presented with a Spencer Retail Recruitment Vi...
Spencer, IA: (Feb. 15, 2012) - U.S. ethanol makers stepped up production last week after output had fallen to a 2 ½ mo...
Spencer, IA (KICD) -- The annual Kiwanis After Five Rose sale is on now.After Five President Kevin Tlam tells KICD News about...
Spencer, IA: (Feb. 13, 2012) - The Obama administration’s budget proposal submitted to Congress Monday for fiscal-year ...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--A quick note from SMU for internet customers.SMU's internet connection will be upgraded from 1:00-5:0...
Spencer, IA: (Feb. 08, 2012) - The trustee liquidating MF Global says that, in its chaotic final days, the floundering broker...
Spencer, IA: (Feb. 06, 2012) - The nation’s cattlemen say ending the estate tax is their top legislative priority for 2...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--A regional bank with Spencer owners has bought out a pair of it's competitor's locations.Northwes...
Spencer, IA: (Jan. 31, 2012) - The Iowa Soybean Association (ISA) has received two prestigious first-place regional awards fr...
Spencer, IA: (Jan. 30, 2012) - Ethanol plants in Ohio have rejected corn because of the fungal disease vomitoxin.Usually foun...
Spencer, IA: (Jan. 30, 2012) - The EPA on Friday said the U.S. biodiesel industry has reached a key milestone by producing mo...
Spencer, IA--The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation has been in existence for 20 years, and is working effectively a...
Spencer, IA: (Jan. 23, 2012) - Ethanol maker POET says it will decline a $105 million loan guarantee recently awarded by ...
Spencer, IA:(Jan. 19, 2012) - A rainy start to the Brazilian soybean harvest and the recent downturn in U.S. prices has reviv...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--Cycle Country Accessories Corporation has released preliminary, unaudited financial results for the quart...
Undated (KICD)--The Northwest Iowa Regional Housing Trust Fund has announced the release of $241,700 from the state housi...
Milford, IA (KICD)--A downtown storefront revitalization program is kicking off in Milford.Milford Municipal Utilities Genera...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--Cycle Country has closed on the sale of its ATV Accessories Product Line to Kolpin Outdoors Incorporated....
Everly, IA (KICD)--Nearly $300,000 of displaced funding is uncovered by an investigative audit performed by the state of ...
Jackson, MN (KICD)--The possible sale of the Jackson Speedway is moving forward.Jackson County Coordinator Jan Frandsen tells...
Worthington, MN (MTN)-- A Minneapolis man faces charges in one of the so-called "man in black" bank robberies. Nobl...
Spencer, IA:(Jan. 04, 2011) - Brokerage firm R.J. O’Brien says hot & dry weather has cut corn harvest potential in Arge...
Brewster, MN (KICD) -- A southwest Minnesota bank is a victim of a robbery.The Rolling Hills Bank & Trust in Brewster was rob...
Spencer, IA:(Dec. 21, 2011) - Traders and analysts expect to see expansion by U.S. pork producers when USDA releases the Dece...
Area (KICD)--Local unemployment figures are still a step ahead of the the rest of the state for the month of November.Clay Co...
Spencer, IA (KICD) -- Several key issues were the discussed at Tuesday's Spencer School Board meeting.The board delved into t...
Spencer, IA:(Dec. 20, 2011) - The CME Group, parent of the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), said Monday that it would begin set...
Spencer, IA:(Dec. 20, 2011) - OilWorld says higher soybean prices are likely in the coming months because of a looming global...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The Spencer City Council convened Monday evening for their final regular session of the year.The council ...
Spencer, IA:(Dec. 14, 2011) - A Pocahontas County farmer who converted property he had pledged as collateral for loans has be...
Spencer, IA:(Dec. 14, 2011) - Some of the farmers affected by the MF Global collapse called on lawmakers Tuesday to tighten r...
Milford, IA (KICD)--The Milford City Council met in regular session Monday evening.City Manger Matthew Skaret tells KICD News...
Spencer, IA:(Dec. 12, 2011) - Budgetary efficiencies will allow the U.S. Agriculture Department to reinstate ten of the fourt...
Spencer, IA:(Dec. 09, 2011) - Smithfield Foods said Thursday it plans to end the practice of keeping pregnant sows at the com...
Spencer, IA:(Nov. 29, 2011) - Farmers National Company reports that across the Corn Belt, cash rents are up for 2012, and som...
Spencer, IA:(Nov. 29, 2011) - Midwest corn and soybean growers could see savings of $2 to $3.50 an acre on their crop...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--In other business from Tuesday night's Spencer School Board meeting the board approved asking for an earl...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The director of Spencer's Mainstreet Program says it's common to have a prospective retailer who needs a ...
Milford, IA (KICD) -- The new strategic campaign for the Iowa Lakes Corridor was presented in Milford Wednesday morningThe ne...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The Spencer Quality Housing Initiative is in place and ready to go for potential homeowners.City Manager ...
Spencer, IA:(Nov. 02, 2011) - By a vote of 69 to 30, the U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed an agricultural appropriations bill. N...
Des Moines, IA (KICD-RI)--Some of the state's captains of industry have agreed to serve on two new boards which will steer st...
WASHINGTON, October 31, 2011 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Monday announced payments for 156 advanced biofuel ...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The Iowa Lakes Corridor is taking a trip to Texas this week.Corporation Vice President Shaun Arneson tell...
Spencer, IA:(Oct. 27, 2011) - A new survey says U.S. consumers want the United States to help other countries feed themselves...
Spencer, IA:(Oct. 27, 2011) - The world’s top fertilizer maker on Thursday said its third-quarter profit more than doub...
Spencer, IA (Spencer Hospital)--Spencer Hospital’s Annual Audit Shows Strong Financial Performance.Spencer Hospital&rsq...
Des Moines, IA (KICD)--The majority of counties in the KICD listening area saw better unemployment rates in September.Statewi...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--Spencer Municipal Utilities communications customers will notice some rate changes in their November bill...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The FCC is looking into changes in the Universal Service Fund. This is concerning to many who represent r...
Spencer, IA (KICD) -- Walkways, playgrounds and signs were among the topics of discussion at this week's Spencer Park Board M...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The 2nd annual corridorbusiness recognition awards luncheon was held today.The highlight of the meeting i...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The Director of Iowa's Consumer Protection Division is coming to Spencer in two weeks to head up a meetin...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation has proclaimed this as Business Appreciation Week.Preside...
Spencer, IA:(Oct. 10, 2011) - Money managers are bullish about livestock. Dow Jones reports that investors have extended thei...
Spencer, IA:(Oct. 07, 2011) - A freight train loaded with ethanol crashed and exploded early Friday, forcing the evacuation o...
Spencer, IA:(Oct. 04, 2011) - Agco Corporation has agreed to buy grain storage equipment maker GSI Holdings Corporation, in a...
Royal, IA (KICD) -- It was report time for the Clay Central-Everly School Board during a special meeting Monday night.The Cer...
Spencer, IA:(Sep. 30, 2011) - Iowa State University Extension Corn Specialist Roger Elmore thinks corn yields will be highly ...
Graettinger, IA (KICD)--The search for the next Executive Director of Upper Des Moines Opportunity is officially underway.Boa...
Spencer, IA:(Mon., Sep. 26, 2011:) - The owner of a Spencer business has been recognized as the Iowa Farm Bureau’s Iowa...
Spencer, IA:(Mon., Sep. 26, 2011) - U.S. Energy Secretary Stephen Chu on Friday announced the finalization of a $105-mil...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The Spencer Hospital Trustees met on Thursday.Marketing Vice President Suzan Zulk tells KICD News that a ...
Spirit Lake, IA (KICD)--The final leg of the 2011 Growing Iowa's Economy series takes place tonight.Steve Goodenow, Chairman ...
Spencer, IA:(Sep. 20, 2011) - The Obama administration is proposing to cut billions of dollars in ag subsidies as part of a &...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--All SMU customers were without power for about an hour this morning.SMU Sales and Marketing Coordinator A...
Spencer, IA:(Sep. 06, 2011) - After a month-long recess, Congress is back at work on Tuesday.In his weekly conference call wi...
Spencer, IA:(Sep. 06, 2011) - China’s food price inflation continues. The latest weekly figures, released by the Commer...
Spencer, IA:(Sep. 01, 2011) - Cargill said on Thursday that it will not accept Syngenta’s biotech Agrisure Viptera corn...
Spencer, IA:(Aug. 30, 2011) - Hamburg-based Oilseed analysts Oil World on Tuesday forecast that China is set to increase its ...
Hartley, IA (KICD)--Expansion is planned for the Valero ethanol plant in Hartley.Executive Director for Media Relations Bill ...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The city of Spencer is looking to add more tools to their economic development toolbox.At Monday's Progre...
Spencer, IA:(Aug. 09, 2011) - Crop forecaster Lanworth is out with its estimate of U.S. corn and soybean production.Lanworth,...
Spencer, IA:(Aug. 08, 2011) - U.S. corn and soybean conditions ratings are expected to decline when USDA updates its numbers ...
Spencer, IA:(Aug. 08, 2011) - Tyson Foods third-quarter profit fell 21-percent on weak chicken prices and high feed costs, pr...
Pocahontas, IA (KICD)--Voters in the city of Pocahontas are voting today on the establishment of a municipal gasworks.City Ad...
Spencer, IA:(Jul 29, 2011) - Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar, an ethanol supporter, says backers of a plan to revamp U.S. eth...
Spencer, IA:(Jul 25, 2011) - Recent extreme temperatures as well as other adverse weather conditions may have caused livestoc...
Spencer, IA:(Jul. 21, 2011) - On those talks regarding the federal debt, the U.S. House has passed the Cut, Cap and Balance b...
Spirit Lake, IA (KICD)--With an eye towards their economic future, the Spirit Lake City Council this week decided to move for...
Spencer, IA:(Jul. 14, 2011) - As the brinksmanship continues in the talks between the White House and Congress over raising t...
Spencer, IA:(Jul. 13, 2011) - Corn futures prices hit 4-week highs on Wednesday on trade concerns about hot, dry weather expe...
Spencer, IA:(Jul. 11, 2011) - Cuba says it has extended more than additional farm credits under an agricultural overhaul laun...
Spencer, IA:(Jul. 08, 2011) - Supporters of the Sioux Central FFA Chapter were on hand Friday morning as the Chapter received...
Emmetsburg, IA (AP-KICD) __ Officials have announced plans for a $105 million loan guarantee to help develop a commercial...
Spencer, IA:(Jun. 29, 2011) - Iowa Ag Secretary Bill Northey is encouraging Iowa hay and straw producers to register or updat...
Okoboji, IA (KICD)--Governor Terry Branstad was on hand for the annual Pachyderm Party put on by the Dickinson County Central...
Okoboji, IA (KICD)--Governor Terry Branstad was on hand for the annual Pachyderm Party put on by the Dickinson County Central...
Milford, IA (KICD)--Klaussner/Stylecraft of Milford will be closing it's doors.Klaussner Home Furnishings will be moving all ...
Spencer, IA:(Jun. 21, 2011) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture is expected to report a decline in the amount of pork held i...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--It's now possible for the city of Spencer to start collecting a franchise fee on natural gas if it ever d...
Spencer, IA:(Jun. 17, 2011) - A new joint report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and the Unite...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--A portion of the old theater in downtown Spencer has a buyer.Dave Jacobsen of Jacobsen Real Estate tells ...
Spencer, IA:(Jun. 07, 2011) - High-tech seeds and innovations in chemicals and farming will not be enough to solve looming wo...
Spencer, IA (KICD)--The Spencer Hospital Board of Trustees met this morning.Marketing Vice President Susan Zulk tells KICD Ne...
