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IEDA approves awards to company to upgrade soybean processing facility

The Iowa Economic Development Authority has approved $842,000 in tax credits and refunds to an agricultural cooperative in western Iowa to upgrade its facility, and loans to four startups, three of them in Ames.

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Company drops quest to export northeast Iowa water

Cedar Rapids Gazette: A northeast Iowa mining company has ended its effort to get state permission to draw millions of gallons of water from Iowa’s Jordan Aquifer to export to Western states. Pattison Sand Co. of …

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ISU pays $275,000 to settle with former lab director claiming harassment from chair

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa State University has agreed to pay a former professor and lab director $275,000 as part of a settlement stemming from years of accusations both from her and against her — including that …

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Wellmark Foundation $25K contribution supports iJAG student leadership conferences

The Wellmark Foundation has awarded Iowa Jobs for America’s Graduates $25,000 to assist with iJAG’s fall leadership development conference and spring career development conference. More than 300 middle and high school students from 42 Iowa cities were …

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SBA opens nominations for National Small Business Week Awards

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2022 National Small Business Week Awards. The NSBW Awards recognize the achievements of SBA-assisted small businesses and the contributions they have made to their communities and the national …

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Post-Thanksgiving weekend, Des Moines Art Center to hold ‘Entirely Kids Day’ event

The Des Moines Art Center is offering a free post-Thanksgiving, family-friendly event on Saturday. The event, called “Entirely Kids Day: Larger than Life,” will feature art, hands-on activities, music and film as visitors explore scale …

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Demolition completed at Dico Superfund site

Demolition of the Dico Superfund site is complete, preparing the site for redevelopment that will include a 6,300-seat multiuse stadium, a plaza and an eight-story hotel, the Iowa Soccer Development Foundation announced in a news release. Cleanup …

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Average value of residential building permits surpasses $330,000

Residential building permits valued at more than $127.1 million were issued in October by communities in the Des Moines area. To view a monthly breakdown of residential building permits issued by community and the value …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Supply chain disruptions beginning to ease as holiday shopping season kicks into high gear

There’s some evidence to show the disruptions in the supply chain are beginning to ease, but experts aren’t expecting a full return to normal until sometime next year. According to this Wall Street Journal article, factory …

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Alden Global Capital mounts takeover bid for Iowa-based publisher Lee Enterprises

Poynter: Alden Capital continued its drive to own as much of the American newspaper industry as it can with a bid today to acquire Davenport-based Lee Enterprises, a publicly traded chain of 75 daily newspapers and …