"There is now an Ameristar Casino and Hotel where the Council Bluffs asphalt plant once stood, " Koch writes proudly.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Winners include Pinnacle Entertainment and PVH Corp, which both jumped more than 21% after they announced their acquisitions of Ameristar Casinos and Warnaco Group, respectively.

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To read the prior five interviews with the CIO-pluses from Waste Management, McKesson, Merck, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Ameristar Casinos, please click this link .

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