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West Des Moines Water Works votes to begin negotiations on regionalization

This is a water treatment tank at the A.C. Ward water treatment plant in West Des Moines. The West Des Moines Water Works Board of Trustees voted Wednesday to join Des Moines and Urbandale in negotiations …

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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT: Business Publications Corporation announces leadership promotions to enhance organizational growth

Dear Business Record, dsm and ia readers and supporters:

 

During the last few years of challenge and change, the Business Publications Corporation (BPC) team has been laser- focused on our mission to inform, inspire, …

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Court: Mask rule OK at Iowa schools with disabled students

Associated Press: A federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed the state of Iowa to enforce a law that prevents local schools from imposing mask mandates, except for schools attended by students whose disabilities make them more vulnerable …

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$350K in competitive grants fund seven new college and career counselors

The Iowa Department of Education announced it has awarded seven $50,000 competitive grants to help establish new college and career transition counselor positions at Iowa community colleges. The new positions will focus on preparing more high school …

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Main Street Iowa program application workshops scheduled for February

A series of workshops are scheduled for next month for any community interested in applying for Main Street Iowa designation this year. According to a news release, the Main Street Iowa program will host virtual …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Covid-19 fuels best-ever commercial real-estate sales

Investors set a record for U.S. commercial-property sales in 2021, betting that the pandemic is reordering how Americans live, work and play, writes Peter Grant for the Wall Street Journal. Real estate buyers loaded up on …

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Gov. Kim Reynolds renews effort to require higher ethanol blends at Iowa pumps

Des Moines Register: Gov. Kim Reynolds is trying again to require gas stations to offer gasoline with higher blends of ethanol, after a more wide-reaching proposal last year fell victim to fights between fuel retailers, transportation …

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Polk County Supervisors approve $10M for airport terminal expansion

KCCI-TV: The Polk County Board of Supervisors voted to approve $10 million in funding over the next few years to help build an expansion of the Des Moines Airport terminal. The terminal expansion is estimated to …

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Survey: Small business owners driven to the brink by Omicron

Small business owners are being pushed to the brink with an unprecedented set of challenges hurting their bottom line, according to new national survey data released Monday by Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Voices, the Corridor …

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Meta to buy energy from Central Iowa wind project to power Altoona data center

Virginia-based Apex Clean Energy has entered into an agreement with Meta to buy power from its Great Pathfinder Wind project in Boone and Hamilton counties to provide energy to Meta’s operations in the region, including …