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Southwest Ninth corridor plan review is Thursday

The city of Des Moines and Friends of SW 9th are hosting a review of a plan to improve the Southwest Ninth Street corridor at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Christ the King Church parish …

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Boys & Girls Clubs partner to ‘Feed the Future’

Starting Jan. 20, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa will partner with the Child and Adult Care Food Program to provide dinner five nights a week to members of the McCombs Boys and …

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ISU gets $1.9 million grant to study long-term relationships

The National Institute on Aging has given Iowa State University a $1.9 million grant to continue a study of relationships spanning four decades and three generations.

 

Begun in 1989, the study has involved more than 550 …

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Templeton Rye seeking mediation in fraud lawsuits

Des Moines Register: Two class-action lawsuits accusing Templeton Rye of consumer fraud are on hold for mediation, a sign that the embattled Iowa whiskey-maker could be looking to settle before trial. The company faces three class-action …

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Texas company applies to build oil pipeline in Iowa

A company based in Texas has asked the Iowa Utilities Board to approve its plans for a crude oil pipeline that would cross 18 Iowa counties, The Des Moines Register reported. The pipeline proposal has been controversial …

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Architects reported gains in billing activity in 10 of 12 months last year

The American Institute of Architects said today that its monthly index of billings reached 52.2 in December, up from 50.9 in November. The index was above 50, meaning an increase in billings, for 10 months …

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Utilities board approves ratemaking for MidAmerican’s Wind IX project

The Iowa Utilities Board on Tuesday issued an order that sets the conditions for MidAmerican Energy Co.’s next planned phase of wind energy development in Iowa. The order establishes an 11.5 percent rate of return on equity …

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December house building highest since March 2008

Groundbreaking for U.S. single-family homes rose in December to the highest level in more than 6 1/2 years and permits surged, in a hopeful sign for the housing market recovery, Reuters reported. 

 

The U.S. Commerce …

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Jasper County cities selected for Keep Iowa Beautiful program

Keep Iowa Beautiful has chosen Jasper County as its next Hometown Pride location. The community development program is designed to assist clusters of communities. In Jasper County, Baxter, Colfax, Lynnville, Monroe, Newton, Prairie City and …

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Shift Interactive, Slash/Web Studios merge

Shift Interactive LLC and Slash/Web Studios announced that they have finalized a plan on a merger agreement for Shift Interactive to consolidate assets with Slash/Web Studios. The merger was effective Jan. 1. The interactive companies …

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