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Iowa utilities will deliver $147 million in tax reform savings to consumers

Des Moines Register: Iowans could see up to a $147 million reduction on their heating and cooling bills as a result of federal tax reform. MidAmerican, Alliant and other investor-owned utilities in Iowa will save millions …

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Casey’s makes bid for Kroger’s convenience stores

CNBC: Casey’s General Stores, under pressure from activist investor JCP Investment Management, has submitted an initial bid for Kroger’s roughly $2 billion convenience store business, sources familiar with the situation said. JCP Investment Management in January …

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Rastetter’s firm to double ethanol operations in Brazil

Summit Agricultural Group, Iowa businessman Bruce Rastetter’s firm, plans a $100 million expansion of its FS Bioenergia corn ethanol plant in Brazil’s Mato Grosso area. The expansion will more than double production, to 140 million …

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Leadership Institute announces class of ’18

The Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute has selected 30 program participants and 16 mentors for this year’s Community Connect program, which is designed to match participants with mentors who take “purposeful action in the community” …

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Iowa house sales and prices were up last year

Iowa home sales and median home prices were on the rise in 2017, the Iowa Association of Realtors said. The number of sales rose 3.2 percent to 44,023 from 42,671 in 2016, while prices advanced …

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‘A very good year for Principal’ — with added tax benefits

Principal Financial Group on Monday announced record net income of $2.3 billion for 2017, with earnings buoyed by a $625.6 million benefit from remeasuring its tax liability using the lower corporate tax rate. Earnings for …

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NOTEBOOK: In case you missed it…

In case you missed it…
A brief look back at news from the past week.

Industrial space tight
Greater Des Moines industrial vacancies stood at 2.4 percent at the end of the fourth quarter, the …

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Feb. 8: Annual Celebration

Host: Des Moines East and South Chamber of Commerce 
About: Join as we celebrate all of our accomplishments in the past year. An awards ceremony will take place as we announce the Business of the …

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Feb. 6: Governor’s Luncheon for Scouting

Host: Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa and Mid-Iowa Council, Boy Scouts of America
About: This event is the only one of its size and scope in the country, where Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts work …

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Palo’s Duane Arnold nuclear plant could close in 2025

Corridor Business Journal: The owner of the Duane Arnold Energy Center nuclear power plant near Palo says the plant will likely close in 2025, about nine years earlier than it is licensed to operate. The potential …