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Iowa cities get USDA funds for water system improvements

Five Iowa communities will receive federal aid to improve water and sewer systems with funding announced today by the USDA. The loans and grants are part of $281 million awarded through the Water and Wastewater …
By BPC Staff | May 27, 2020
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State begins foreign disease training program

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is launching a foreign animal disease program that will teach veterinarians how to detect and respond to foreign animal diseases affecting the state’s livestock and poultry industries. According to …
By BPC Staff | May 27, 2020
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Recyclers urge Iowa DNR to reject bottle bill changes sought by grocers

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is being urged to reject changes proposed by the grocery industry that would deliver a “death blow” to Iowa’s 40-year-old bottle bill. The petition by Cleaner Iowa …
By BPC Staff | May 27, 2020
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DMACC receives $5,500 grant from Dollar General Literacy Foundation for adult literacy

The Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded Des Moines Area Community College with a $5,500 grant to support the college’s adult literacy and education efforts, DMACC announced. The local grant is part of more than $8.6 …
By BPC Staff | May 27, 2020
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Three Iowa students selected as U.S. Presidential Scholars

Three Iowa high school seniors were among 161 students recognized as U.S. Presidential Scholars by the U.S. Department of Education. They are Matthew Ding, Johnston High School; Elizabeth Catherine Meyer, Heelan High School, Sioux City; and Blake …
By BPC Staff | May 27, 2020
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Water Works trustees announce finalists for CEO, general manager

The Des Moines Water Works board of trustees announced two finalists for the single position of CEO and general manager of Des Moines Water Works. The board selected Colin Baenziger & Associates, a national search …
By BPC Staff | May 27, 2020
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Nominations invited for Community Enhancement Through Architecture & Design awards

The Iowa Architectural Foundation will accept nominations for its 2020 Community Enhancement Through Architecture and Design awards through 5 p.m. June 1. The awards recognize those individuals, organizations, agencies and communities, outside the architectural profession, …
By BPC Staff | May 26, 2020
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DMACC plans for majority of fall classes to be online but on real-time, virtual basis

Des Moines Area Community College announced today it plans to move a majority of its programs to real-time, virtual classes for its fall semester across its campuses. The move would include about 55% of DMACC …
By JOE GARDYASZ | May 26, 2020
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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS

Des Moines-area investors paid a California-based group $25.7 million for industrial warehouses in northeast Des Moines, Polk County real estate records show.

A group with ties to the Des Moines investors is Premier Cos., whose …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | May 26, 2020
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PROJECT UPDATE: LINC

Construction is nearly complete on building one of Linc, Hubbell Realty Co.’s apartment project south of Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway at Southwest 11th Street. Below: A view of the swimming pool and patio area at …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | May 26, 2020