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Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Friday that the state will end its agreement with Workday, an enterprise software company, and update the state’s financial management system to a different cloud-based platform. “This is not the outcome we wanted, but I’m confident in our team’s recommendation and greatly appreciate their diligence throughout this process,” Reynolds said in a news…

Installation of a new sanitary sewer line will significantly affect travel on Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway near downtown Des Moines through 2024, the city announced in a news release. The Des Moines Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation Authority, or WRA, will begin another segment of the Ingersoll Run Outlet Sewer Project on Monday, April 3, with…

Altoona is gearing up to celebrate its connection to the first acre of commercial hybrid seed corn in the United States by organizing a corn-themed celebration called CORNival. The event will mark the 100th anniversary of the milestone, and the festivities will include a parade of 20 customized 6-foot corncob sculptures across the city. The…

Cemen Tech, the world’s largest manufacturer of volumetric concrete technology, announced the production and delivery of its 5,000th volumetric concrete mixer. The Cemen Tech C Series, which was ordered by Bauman Landscape and Construction in San Francisco, is the latest addition to a fleet of globally used Cemen Tech mixers. Equipped with an electronic touch…

Iowa manufacturers are set to make significant strategic investments in their organizations in the second quarter of 2023, according to the latest Iowa Association of Business and Industry Quarterly Business Survey. The survey found that 81% of respondents plan to make capital expenditures in the coming months, with 51% expecting sales to expand. Despite concerns…