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REG eyes Ralston biorefinery expansion

Ames-based Renewable Energy Group plans a $24 million expansion of its 12 million-gallon-a-year Ralston biorefinery, built in 2001. The capacity will produce 30 million gallons of biodiesel a year. A groundbreaking is planned Nov. 8; …

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Pleasant Hill plans meeting on planned park

Pleasant Hill officials plan a meeting about a proposed 77-acre city park from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Nov. 9 at Doanes Park Youth Center. Confluence Landscape Architects is developing a master plan for the land …

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Workers’ Compensation Division gets new phone numbers

Beginning today, the Workers’ Compensation Division of Iowa Workforce Development will have its own unique toll-free and local phone numbers, the agency announced. The new phone numbers are 800-645-4583 and 515-725-4120. …

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Deere extends, expands exclusive contract with UnityPoint Health

West Des Moines-based UnityPoint Health announced that Deere & Co. has selected it as the exclusive hospital network for Deere & Co. employees and retirees who access the Deere Premier health care provider network in …

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IPERS mulls $66 million pension merger with Des Moines teachers

Des Moines Register: Iowa’s largest public employees’ retirement program is looking at merging $66.7 million from a Des Moines teachers’ pension fund into the 345,000-member statewide pension fund.…

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President signs Iowa disaster declaration to make aid available

Cedar Rapids Gazette: President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster exists in Linn County and 18 other Iowa counties and has ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected …

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Davenport Works celebrates new Arconic name

Quad-City Times: After 68 years in Iowa, the Alcoa name disappeared from the Quad Cities and was replaced today by Arconic. In a ceremony befitting of a new company, the Alcoa plant in Riverdale assumed its …

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Submit your events for inclusion in the Book of Lists calendar

We are asking organizations to provide event dates for the coming year for possible inclusion in 2017 Book of Lists calendar, which is sponsored by the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines. To have your organization’s…
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Index of Iowa stocks sagged in October

Maybe the boo factor hit Iowa stocks last month.


Six of the 23 Iowa-based public companies on the Business Record’s Iowa Index experienced gains in October. The remainder dropped, though it should be mentioned that…
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Barr named Des Moines liaison to LGBTQ community

The Des Moines city manager’s office has appointed Joshua Barr as the city’s designated liaison to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community. Barr is also director of the Des Moines Civil & …