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Iowa State survey finds mixed views from owners on farmland values

Iowa farmland values have dropped four out of the last five years in the Iowa State University survey, but some farmland owners are still optimistic that will change in the new year, Radio Iowa reports. ISU …

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Wilson leaving West Des Moines water utility for job in Florida

Diana Wilson, one of a few women in the country to lead a water utility when she was named general manager of West Des Moines Water Works in 2013, has resigned to take the general …

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Former Sen. John C. Culver dies at age 86

Former U.S. Sen. John C. Culver died Wednesday at the age of 86 at his home in Washington, D.C., according to a statement released by the John C. Culver Public Policy Center at Simpson College. He was …

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R&R Realty Group at home in firm’s new W.D.M. office complex

Commercial real estate developer and brokerage R&R Realty Group is the first tenant of the company’s 180,000-square-foot Westfield office campus on Jordan Creek Parkway in West Des Moines. Westfield is two 80,000-square-foot office buildings joined …

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Iowans signing up for Affordable Care Act down slightly

Enrollment for health plans through the Affordable Care Act dipped slightly in Iowa this year, reports the Cedar Rapids Gazette. Sign-ups fell to 8.5 million this year, a drop from approximately 8.8 million people who signed …

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Three former University of Iowa police employees claim discrimination in lawsuit

Three former officers with the University of Iowa Department of Public Safety are suing the UI and several administrators for allegedly enabling “a culture of discrimination” within its law enforcement ranks, reports the Cedar Rapids Gazette. …

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West Des Moines council approves later completion dates for Microsoft data farm

The West Des Moines City Council approved a series of delays Wednesday in the completion dates for Microsoft Corp.’s data farm that will be located west of Interstate 35 in portions of Warren and Madison …

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Microsoft seeks delays in finishing third West Des Moines data center

The West Des Moines City Council will vote today on a series of delays in the completion dates for Microsoft Corp.’s data farm that will be located west of Interstate 35 in portions of Warren …

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Lely to create North American headquarters in Pella

Lely North America sought $724,900 in state tax credits as the company plans a new, 150,000-square-foot facility in Pella to house the Lely Group’s North American headquarters. The expansion will allow products manufactured in Europe …

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Smith leaving as governor’s press secretary

Brenna Smith will leave her jobs as press secretary to Gov. Kim Reynolds and Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg on Jan. 2 to pursue opportunities outside state government, according to a release. Smith has worked for …