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Iowa Utilities Board delivers payments, calls for transparency

The Iowa Utilities Board on Monday transferred money it had withheld for months from two universities centers that work on energy and climate change issues, The Associated Press reported. The payments to the Iowa Energy Center at …

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The GDM Partnership’s annual dinner featuring Tom Brokaw is sold out

The Greater Des Moines Partnership’s 2016 Annual Dinner featuring famed journalist Tom Brokaw sold out in record time. The Jan. 25 event at Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center at Veterans Memorial will feature the …

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Event Dec. 3: UI plans first Venture School Surge Summit in Des Moines

The University of Iowa plans a Venture School Surge Summit from 3 to 8:15 p.m. Dec. 3 at the University of Iowa John and Mary Pappajohn Education Center, 1200 Grand Ave. The event is designed to help …

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Grand Prairie Parkway and fancy interstate interchange to open Dec. 1

After 15 years of planning and a year of construction, the first diverging diamond interchange in Iowa is scheduled to open at noon Dec. 1 where Grand Prairie Parkway meets Interstate 80 in Waukee and…
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Polk County offers updates on key park improvements

Here’s an update from the Polk County Conservation Board on projects ranging from improvements to Easter Lake to key trail extensions in the metropolitan area. These are the types of recreational offerings Greater Des Moines…
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Mercy to open new occupational health clinic

Mercy Medical Center – Des Moines will open a new facility for occupational health services on Dec. 1 at 1055 Jordan Creek Parkway in West Des Moines. Mercy Occupational Health will provide comprehensive services for …

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A fourth of Iowa pipeline tracts face eminent domain

About a quarter of the Iowa property tracts needed for the proposed Bakken oil pipeline could face condemnation by the state through eminent domain. Charles Frey, vice president of engineering for Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners, …

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Council approves plan to save historic bridge

The Des Moines City Council on Monday approved reconstruction of the 117-year-old Jackson Street pedestrial bridge that faced the threat of demolition only a few years ago, reports The Des Moines Register. A group of preservationists recently …

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Committee to study easier transfers from community colleges

Iowa community college officials want to simplify the transition and degree attainment options for students who transfer to one of the state’s public universities, and the Iowa Board of Regents has formed a committee to …

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Iowa housing permits well below pre-recession levels

Permits to build single-family and multifamily housing in Iowa remain well below their pre-recession highs, according to data compiled by the Iowa Legislative Services Agency. Single-family permits peaked at 12,962 in January 2006 and fell …