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Pilgrim's Pride shares rise on corn report

May 10, 2012

Pilgrim's Pride Corp. shares surged Thursday on a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that forecasts record corn production, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Greeley-based Pilgrim's shares saw an increase of nearly 6 percent to $7.16 shortly before 2 p.m. eastern time.

Corn production in the United States is expected to rise this year to 14.79 billion bushels, which would smash the previous record of 13.092 billion bushels in 2009. Chicken producers use corn in chicken feed.

Shares of chicken producer Sanderson Farms and ethanol producers Archer Daniels Midland and Green Plains also saw share prices rise.

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National Small Business Week Begins

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WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has proclaimed June 16-22 to be National Small Business Week, in recognition of the contributions small business makes MORE

CSU professors get $850K for green supercomputers

FORT COLLINS - Four engineering professors at Colorado State University have received $850,000 from the National Science Foundation to research the next generation of green supercomputing.

The researchers will investigate how MORE

Kennedy and Coe acquires Vela Environmental

LOVELAND - Kennedy and Coe, Northern Colorado's second-largest CPA firm, has acquired Vela Environmental, an environmental consulting firm.

The acquisition will allow Kennedy and Coe to expand its services in food and MORE