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Mediacom reports widespread service outages, cuts to fiber network

Mediacom reported approximately 340,000 customers were still affected Tuesday by service outages after Monday’s powerful storm. The company identified three major cuts to Mediacom’s fiber network in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and Vinton, which will …

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Polk County power service should return by noon Saturday, MidAmerican Energy says

Polk County customers who do not have power restored by late Thursday from MidAmerican Energy should have it restored by noon Saturday, an update posted to the company’s Outage Watch page reports. Johnson and Scott counties, …

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Fire alarms might be disabled due to extended power outage, city reminds businesses

The city of Des Moines released a statement on Tuesday reminding businesses that most fire alarm systems are designed with a battery backup of 24 hours in the event of a power outage. This means …

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Disaster proclamations issued for 14 additional counties, including Polk

Disaster proclamations have been issued for 14 additional Iowa counties in the aftermath of the severe weather system that moved through the state on Monday. The counties include Polk, Benton, Cedar, Clarke, Greene, Hardin, Iowa, …

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Dubuque-based credit union plans branch in Grimes

Dupaco Community Credit Union plans to open a branch in Grimes. The City Council in July approved a site plan for the project. Architectural rendering by Shive Hattery Inc.

 

Dupaco Community Credit Union, with offices …

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Kum & Go planned for Bondurant; development among 14 new projects issued building permits in July

A Kum & Go convenience store is planned at 3015 Oxbow Court S.W. in Bondurant. Architectural rendering by BRR Architecture Inc.

 

A new Kum & Go convenience store with a Go Fresh Market is expected …

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Proposed Waukee entertainment district grows in size, value

The Quarter, an entertainment district proposed in Waukee, has grown in size and value. Proposed site plan by Confluence

An ambitious proposal to develop an entertainment district in Waukee has grown in size and value and…
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Iowa attorney general says cosmetology college still out of line

Des Moines Register: An Iowa cosmetology college’s questionable handling of student loans over the past four years has drawn student complaints, lawsuits and federal and state oversight. Now, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller’s office is seeking …

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Extent of agriculture damage from storms still unknown

What looked to be a promising year for crops across Iowa is now an entirely different picture. Gov. Kim Reynolds said 10 million crop acres were affected by the storms at a press conference this …

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Urbandale begins storm debris collection

The city of Urbandale is beginning free curbside collection of storm-related tree damage immediately. Urbandale asks that residents place materials at their curb before Monday, Aug. 17. More information about the collection is available online.…