Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today:

3M Co (MMM) AMCOL International Corp (ACO) Archer-Daniels-Midland Co (ADM) Arena Resources Inc (ARD) Bell Microproducts Inc (BELM) Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc (BIO) BNP Paribas (BNPQY) Boston Beer Co Inc (SAM) Conmed Corp (CNMD) Crosstex Energy Inc (XTXI) Deutsche Bank AG (DB) Dover Corp (DOV) Dow Chemical Co (DOW) Eaton Corp (ETN) FBL Financial Group Inc (FFG) Fuel Systems Solutions Inc (FSYS) Genoptix Inc (GXDX) ...

Iowa is home to seven of the top 1000 companies in the United States. Surrounded by two great American rivers, The Mississippi, and the Missouri, connected by multiple interstate highways, and U.S. Highways, as well as several big airports, it is no wonder that Iowa does business with the world. Here are some interesting facts about the state:1. Iowa is the number one producer of pork.2. Iowa is number one in egg production.3. The state has over 400 certified organic farms.4. 37% of Iowa’s exports go to Canada, 15% to Mexico, and 7.8% to Japan.5. Iowa’s top exports are: machinery, transportation, and electrical equipment.6. The manufacturing industry constitutes 22.2% of Iowa’s gross state product.7. Trade, transportation and Warehousing employ the largest number of people in the state.8. Almost 90% of the state territory is used for ...