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Utilities Board plans Ames meeting on Alliant rate increase

One of a series of public meetings on Alliant Energy’s proposed increase in natural gas rates will be at 5:30 p.m. June 26 in the Ames City Auditorium. Webinar access will be offered, too. Register here. …

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Iowa’s Every Student Succeeds plan approved by feds

U.S. Department of Education officials announced Wednesday they have approved Iowa’s plan for school accountability and support to meet new education standards under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act, the Quad-City Times reported. The legislation, which replaced …

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Iowa farmland expected to produce higher values

The value of Iowa farmland is seen as bottoming out and making gradual moves higher, according to a survey, Successful Farming reported. Those attending Iowa State University’s annual Soil Management Land Valuation Conference saw a flat to …

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At age 105, Midland Building is officially historic

The Midland Building in downtown Des Moines, scheduled for a major transformation from office building to boutique hotel, has been added to the National Register of Historic Places, according to a release from the Iowa …

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Clive seeks public input on improvements to community center, greenbelt event space

Clive officials are asking residents to provide ideas for connecting the Special Event Building adjacent to the city’s aquatic center to Walnut Creek, the greenbelt and surrounding public spaces. A meeting is scheduled for 5:30 …

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Des Moines house sales up in April

Greater Des Moines house sales, contracts to buy and sales prices increased in April, the Des Moines Area Association of Realtors said in a release. Sales rose to 1,212 from 1,123 in March, while the …

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Downtown Des Moines multifamily development bicycle tour

Urban Land Institute Iowa, Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Iowa and Iowa Women in Architecture (IaWIA) will host a bicycle tour of multifamily housing developments in downtown Des Moines from 1 to 5:30 p.m. Friday. …

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Butler Mansion: A historic house designed with office users in mind

A concrete mansion that put Des Moines on the architectural map of American homes in the 1930s is for sale or lease after serving the better part of three decades as a grandiose office building …

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Anderson named deputy city manager for Des Moines

Matt Anderson has been promoted to deputy city manager for the city of Des Moines, according to a release, replacing Carl Metzger, who retired in March. Anderson joined the city as an assistant city manager …

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Grassley threatens to ask EPA’s Scott Pruitt to resign over ethanol

Des Moines Register: Sen. Chuck Grassley says he will ask EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to quit if he continues to undermine the president’s commitment to the federal mandate requiring ethanol to be blended into the nation’s …