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Iowa Court of Appeals sides with Modern Piping in UI Children’s Hospital dispute

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Years after a local contractor sued the University of Iowa to be paid for millions of dollars of work on the UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital, appellate judges ruled Wednesday — again — …

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Farm losses drive Iowa’s flood damage to $2 billion, Farm Bureau economists estimate

Des Moines Register: The hit to Iowa’s economy from flooding will reach $2 billion as farmers struggle with damaged grain, massive cleanup, and impassable roads and bridges to fields and livestock. The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation …

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Brookings’ Tomer to speak at Tomorrow Plan series

Brookings Institution infrastructure authority Adie Tomer will speak in Des Moines April 22 as part of the Tomorrow Plan Speaker Series. Tomer notes that economies that grow tend to be places where people want to …

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Rural leaders to focus on development next week

Leaders from more than 75 Iowa rural communities will gather in Grinnell next week seeking solutions to rural challenges. The third Iowa Rural Development Summit will be held in Grinnell April 10-12, bringing together elected officials, business …

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Until they meet again

Local business and elected officials will not meet Friday with representatives of the U.S. General Services Administration to discuss plans for a new federal courthouse on prime downtown Des Moines development property.

The meeting, called …

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Weitz receives national award for South Carolina project

Weitz Co. has received a national construction award for its work on a 176-foot-tall feed mill in Joanna, S.C. The Associated Builders and Contractors presented its Eagle Award for construction excellence to Weitz for industrial …

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IFA awards affordable housing tax credits

The Iowa Finance Authority board has awarded more than $8.6 million in federal housing tax credits to support the construction of 552 rental homes for families and seniors in Grimes and Norwalk in Greater Des …

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Iowa posts lowest February construction unemployment rate on record

Iowa, which had the third-highest construction unemployment rate in the country in January, recorded its lowest unemployment rate in the sector in February at 8.2%, according to a release from the Associated Builders & Contractors. …

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Skate DSM launches with skateboarding clinic, contest

A new nonprofit dedicated to ensuring that skateboarding is celebrated and accessible launches with a new stake clinic and contest on May 4. The Skate Clinic and Fourmile Showdown! Stake Contest will take place from …

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Former state Supreme Court Justice Hecht dies

Former Iowa Supreme Court Justice Daryl Hecht, who retired in December to undergo treatment for melanoma, has died, according to a release from the Iowa Judicial Branch. Hecht, 66, was appointed to the court in …