One bluefin tuna weighing 489 pounds has been sold for the equivalent of around 1 point 7 million dollars, setting a new record in Tokyo's Tsukiji Fish Market. The record setting price almost tripled the previous record set by the same buyer, Kiyoshi Kimura in the same market last year.
The most populous city in Iowa is Des Moines, with over 210,000 residents, followed by Cedar Rapids (130,405) and Davenport (102,582). Iowa now has a predominantly urban population concentrated in these areas, with 61% of the total population living in urban areas by 2000.
Experts say the rural-versus-urban shift has been ongoing for decades in Iowa and the Midwest as residents move to areas with more employment and a higher concentration of services. Dallas County, which contains Des Moines' western suburbs, is the fastest-growing county in the state, with 13,996 new residents since 2010. Johnson County, which includes Iowa City and Coralville, showed the second-fastest growth, followed by Polk County. Dallas County's population rose 21.2 percent in five years.