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Many Rural Post Offices to Stay Open

Submitted by Dan Jones on Wednesday, May 9th, 6:08 pm

Good news for hundreds of rural Post Offices.

The United States Postal Services says they'll stay open but with shorter hours.

As many 3,700 low revenue post offices had been set to close next week.

That includes this post office in hope, though it's still not clear which post offices will stay open.

The Postmaster General says the new plan will save the agency a half a billion dollars a year.

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Girl Scout Candybars

Submitted by Chris Kuball, Storm Tracker 6 Meteorologist

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012, 8:43am

Three of the girls scouts most popular cookie flavors will soon be in candy bar form.

Nestle announced the plans to make the limited edition crunch candy bars.

They’ll be sold in stores, not door-to-door by scouts.

The flavors include thin mints, caramel coconut and peanut butter crème.

They’ll be sold June through September at retailers nationally.

Girl scouts sold 760-million dollars in cookies last year.

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New Tire Manufacturer in Charles City

Submitted by Chris Kuball, Storm Tracker 6 Meteorologist

Friday, April 27th, 2012, 9:50am

     There’s a new business in north Iowa that proves we live in a global economy.
     With the American and Czech flags as a backdrop, Mitas opened its tire business in Charles City.
     The business is moving into the former Winnebago plant, and will make farm, industrial, construction and motorcycle tires.
     It’s an investment of 44 million dollars.
     The plant opens with 70 employees and will soon grow to 150.
      By the end of next year the company hopes to produce 13,500 metric tons of tires in Charles City each year.

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Four Daughters Winery Chosen As "Best in Metal"

Submitted by David Springer, ABC 6 Assistant News Director

Tuesday, April 24th, 2012, 10:34am

Four Daughters Winery Chosen As "Best in Metal"

The Four Daughters Wintery, in Spring Valley, isn't being recognized for its drinks, but rather its design.

Fabral Metal Roof & Wall Systems, and its voters across the country, have chosen the winery building as the 2012 design winner for the annual "Best in Metal" Project of the Year. The winery won in the category of Light Commerical Design.

The winery nominator, Valley Home Improvement, gets a $500 scholarship designated to the college or high school of its choice.

You can find out more about the winery here: http://www.fourdaughtersvineyard.com/

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Austin Based Pharmacy Chain Expands

Submitted by Chris Kuball, Storm Tracker 6 Meteorologist

Friday, April 6th, 2012, 7:55am

     A pharmacy chain that's headquartered in Austin is acquiring seven additional drug stores.
     Astrup Drug says they are acquiring Rushford Drug Company pharmacies in southern Minnesota and Iowa.
     Rushford Drugs owner says he wanted to select a family owned buyer that maintained a presence in small communities.
     The seven additional stores bring Astrup's holding to 18 pharmacies.
      The stores being aquired are in Rushford, Harmony, Spring Grove, Caledonia, La Crescent and Altoona, Iowa.

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Mayo Clinic - 100 Best Companies to Work For

Submitted by David Springer, ABC 6 Assistant News Director

Thursday, January 19th, 2012, 6:19pm

Mayo Clinic - 100 Best Companies to Work For

Mayo Clinic has once again made Fortune Magazine's list of the 100 best companies to work for, coming in at number 71.

Fortune Magazine recognized Mayo, in part, because it has a loyal workforce, a quarter of whom have been with the clinic for more than 15 years.

"Mayo Clinic is able to be successful in meeting the needs of our patients because the people who choose to work here are unequalled in their commitment and their integrity, as well as in their skills..." said Mayo CEO Dr. John Noseworthy.

The only downside to the 2012 ranking... Mayo slipped 10 spots. The clinic ranked 61 on Fortune's top 100 list in 2011.

You can see this year's list at http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/best-companies/2012/full_list/

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Winnebago RVs Win Quality Control Award

Submitted by Doug Merbach on Tuesday, January 10th, 5:06 pm

Winnebago Industry is a winner, once again, for an award given by the Ford Motor Company.

The Forest City based RV maker uses Ford chassis systems on their vehicles and has met all classifications to earn their Truck Quality Program award.

It's the 15th year in a row Winnebago has won the award from Ford and it's the highest manufacturing award the Detroit auto maker gives out to other companies that modify it's products.

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