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Exelon says Q-C plant fails to clear auction

Quad-City Times: Exelon announced Wednesday its Quad-Cities nuclear plant in Cordova, Ill., failed to clear the PJM electricity auction, a blow to the company’s revenue picture. The auction is a means of awarding long-term energy contracts. …

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Forbes: Harry Stine still Iowa’s richest resident

Harry Stine, founder of Stine Seed, is the richest resident in Iowa, according to a Forbes magazine analysis of the richest residents in every state. Stine, who was listed as having a net worth of …

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Urbandale technology company wins Finovate competition

Silver6, an Urbandale marketing technology company, won a Best of Show award at the annual Finovate Conference in San Jose, Calif. The award recognizedSilver6 for developing a unique video personalization platform that enables companies to deliver …

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Event June 2: Iowa Commercial Real Estate Association meeting

Host: Iowa Area Development Group About: Rand Fisher, president of the Iowa Area Development Group (IADG), will talk about commercial and industrial real estate development opportunities in Iowa and provide an update on the activities…
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C.R. rules put distance between food trucks, brick-and-mortar eateries

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Cedar Rapids City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved the first of three required readings of amendments to city code regarding food carts, food trucks and other mobile food vending units. The new …

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Event May 27: Economic Bike Tour

Host: Des Moines Downtown Chamber About: Des Moines City officials will lead a bicycle tour of development projects along the Des Moines river and in the Historic East Village and Market District. Participants may ride their own bikes or…
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OCC assesses $70 million penalty against Wells Fargo Bank

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today terminated its mortgage servicing-related order against Wells Fargo Bank N.A., and assessed a $70 million civil money penalty against the bank for previous violations of the …

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Governor signs biofuel bill

Newton Daily News: Gov. Terry Branstad signed a bill Tuesday that pleases many in the biofuel business. The bill, which had overwhelmingly bipartisan support in the Iowa Legislature, extends and modifies biofuel tax incentives that were …

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Aureon acquires Midwest Project Partners

West Des Moines-based Aureon announced today the acquisition of Midwest Project Partners, a Des Moines-based company specializing in project management and management consulting services, primarily for financial services firms throughout Iowa and nationwide.   MPP’s…
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Fort Dodge settles with EPA over water plant risk management

Environmental Protection Agency: The city of Fort Dodge has agreed to an administrative settlement of alleged violations of Risk Management Program regulations at the John T. Pray Water Treatment Plant. Under the agreement with the federal …