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Casey’s Considers $2B Kroger Convenience Store Acquisition

PYMNTS

Under pressure from an activist investor, JCP Investment Management, convenience store chain Casey’s General Stores has reportedly placed an initial bid to acquire grocer Kroger’s $2 billion C-store business. That line operates under brand names like Kwik Shop, Turkey Hill and Tom Thumb, CNBC reported Friday (Jan.

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Build your community bank’s brand with swag

Independent Banker

We want branded items that are professional and useful, not something that someone takes home and throws away,” says Bob Howard, Iowa division president of $1.1 billion-asset CBI Bank & Trust in Muscatine, Iowa. Businesses are thus moving away from “trinket-y” items to products that bring a high perceived value to recipients. “We

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The community banks beating the Great Resignation

Independent Banker

Between displacement of operational folks and discontent among lenders trying to adapt to a larger bank, we’ve been able to pick up some great talent,” says Pyles. Left to right, Katelin George, Adam Konfrst, Kate McGann and Cody Sorenson represent part of a growing banking team at Malvern Bank in Malvern, Iowa.

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Addressing The Symptoms Of Pharmacies’ Cash Flow Ailments

PYMNTS

This kind of small business is a dying breed: recent stats from the RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis at the University of Iowa found more than 16 percent of independent pharmacies shuttered their doors between March 2003 and March 2018, according to Washington Post reports.

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Cultivate a better ag lending process: 7 best practices

Abrigo

Takeaway 3 Better ag lending workflows streamline document collection and management and increase credit analysis accuracy. . Whether the institution offers an ag operating loan, an ag real estate loan, or a loan for farm equipment, it can create a better ag lending process with these seven best practices: Provide a mobile experience.

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The community bank’s complete guide to building trust

Independent Banker

manages the community bank’s presence across platforms like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter. John Moeller, a principal at CliftonLarsonAllen LLP who is based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, says many banks are not engaging in pen testing often enough and some use inferior approaches to testing. —Claire Hill, Heritage Bank & Trust.

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Boosting Innovation And Mobile Gaming Via Sports

PYMNTS

PYMNTS recently spoke to Dustin Hemesath, FanFood’s co-founder and national sales manager, about the company’s position in the industry and how it meets logistical and security challenges. The app was initially available at just six locations in California, Iowa and Texas, but now caters to more than 60 venues across the United States. “We

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