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Deere leases Altoona warehouse to support Ankeny facility

Farm equipment manufacturer Deere & Co., has leased a 300,000-square-foot warehouse in Altoona to support its John Deere Works facility in Ankeny.

The warehouse, known as the I-80 Business Center, is at 555 Ninth St. …

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Drake mixed-use project moving forward without Toppling Goliath

A building permit has been issued for a long-awaited mixed-use project in the neighborhood adjacent to Drake University, a review of Des Moines permits shows.

However, the project that will include 116 apartments and office …

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Waukee P&Z recommends approval of Waukee Towne Center phase 2 site plan

The Waukee City Council could consider taking action at its July 21 meeting that would allow work to begin on the second phase of the Waukee Towne Center project, a project the developer says is …

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RSM to move from Capital Square, make redeveloped Riverview building its home

RSM US LLP, the accounting, tax and consulting firm that employs about 300 people in Capital Square, will move to the newly developed space in the former federal courthouse annex building, now called Riverview, in …

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Iowa Center promotes Erin Strawn to president and CEO

The Iowa Center for Economic Success board of directors announced plans to promote its Director of Advancement Erin Strawn to the role of president and CEO. Strawn will assume the new role Aug. 1, succeeding …

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Landus expands Clean Fuel Regulation initiative

Landus says it has a new market opportunity for farmers’ 2025 soybean crop. The Iowa-based farmer-owned cooperative reports that recent policy changes are expected to increase Canada’s demand for liquid biofuel. Soy oil processed at …

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Federal tax law changes shift nonprofit landscape

Nonprofit leaders are working to decipher tax policy changes included in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” and how it will change the way they fundraise.

In some ways, the new law could severely limit …

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Cargill joint venture starts production in Eddyville

Qore factory in Eddyville. Image courtesy of Cargill

Qore, a joint venture of Minnesota-based Cargill and Germany-based chemical company Helm, has started production of QIRA, the world’s first large-scale renewable butanediol (BDO) made from locally …

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Nominations open for 2025 Legends in Manufacturing awards

The Iowa Association of Business and Industry has announced it is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Legends in Manufacturing Awards. These awards honor up to four outstanding leaders in Iowa’s manufacturing community who have …

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Tippie appoints new associate dean of graduate and professional programs

The University of Iowa has announced Erin Nelson, associate professor of practice in management and entrepreneurship, has been named the new associate dean of graduate and professional programs for the Tippie College of Business. The …