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Exelon takes next step to close Cordova nuclear plant

Quad-City Times: Exelon Generation announced today that it has formally notified grid operator PJM Interconnection of its plans to retire the Quad Cities Generating Station in Cordova, Ill., on June 1, 2018. The step is the …

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Des Moines hosts biannual art summit Aug. 5

This year’s Governor’s Arts Awards will be presented at the biannual Iowa Arts Summit, a conference for networking, learning and celebrating the arts in Iowa Aug. 5 at the Iowa Events Center. The summit will …

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First Tee expands program to Jester Park

The First Tee of Central Iowa, a nonprofit that promotes youth values through the game of golf, announced it will expand its 2016 Certification Program Summer Session to Jester Park Golf Course in Granger. The …

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USDA awards funds for ethanol blender pumps, tanks

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $323,483 in the third round of the “Fueling Our Future 100” initiative, the Branstad administration announced. The funding will help install 13 new blender pumps and two underground …

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Drake hires Remund as alumni relations director

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David Remund, a Drake University alumnus and former assistant professor in Drake’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication, has been hired as the university’s director of alumni relations. Drake officials said Remund brings …

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Drake hires Remund as alumni relations director

David Remund

David Remund, a Drake University alumnus and former assistant professor in Drake’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication, has been hired as the university’s director of alumni relations. Drake officials said Remund brings …

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Kum & Go buys more property in Western Gateway

Kum & Go LC paid nearly $3.5 million to Des Moines commercial real estate investor and philanthropist Alan Zuckert for three properties in the 1500 block of Linden Street recently, further tightening its hold on …

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Conlin partnership sells Griffin Building to Quad Cities development group

The Quad Cities-based owners of one Des Moines landmark have bought the historic Griffin Building at 319 Seventh St. and plan to “repurpose” the structure, which was renamed in honor of civil rights activist Edna…
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For women, a chance to learn how to operate heavy equipment

Iowa Workforce Development, IowaWORKS and Hawkeye Community College are using a $75,000 Walmart Foundation grant to introduce low-income Iowa women to jobs in construction. Women who are interested in operating heavy equipment can get the …

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Property, casualty insurers hit by catastrophe losses

U.S. property and casualty insurers’ net income during the first quarter of 2016 dropped 24 percent from first-quarter 2015 to $18 billion, according to a report released Wednesday by A.M. Best Co. Inc., Business Insurance reported. The…