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Iowa allocates $15 million to broadband programs

Corridor Business Journal: The state of Iowa has awarded 14 broadband providers with $15.5 million in Empower Rural Iowa broadband grants made possible through Gov. Kim Reynolds’ allocation of federal CARES funding. These grants will affect …

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Environmentalist envisions bison bridge linking Iowa, Illinois

Quad-City Times: Quad City environmentalist Chad Pregracke is proposing a national park that would place a herd of bison atop a bridge spanning the Mississippi River. As Pregracke warned, the Bison Bridge idea is “way outside …

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March 25 to be Women in Agriculture Day in Iowa

Gov. Kim Reynolds has proclaimed March 25, 2021, as Women in Agriculture Day in Iowa. Stine Seed Co., in partnership with the Iowa FFA Foundation, FarmHer and the Iowa 4-H Program, worked with the governor’s …

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Casey’s to acquire Oklahoma-based convenience stores for $39 million

Casey’s General Stores Inc. today announced that it has an agreement to purchase 49 convenience stores in Oklahoma from Circle K Stores Inc. in an all-cash transaction for $39 million. Casey’s headquarters is in Ankeny. …

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Three Iowa companies named Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award winners

What do Grinnell Mutual, Foster Group and Cedar Valley Hospice have in common? They are Iowa companies that have been recognized among just 39 world-class organizations assessed by Gallup as having some of the most …

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Alliant Energy ‘picking up the pace’ on burying Iowa power lines

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Alliant Energy is “picking up the pace” on moving power lines in Iowa underground, the president of Alliant’s Iowa company said. “There’s much more of a focus on it now than there even …

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Drake’s Griff Gives Back pet food drive begins Monday

The sixth annual Griff Gives Back pet food drive will begin Monday and run through April 24. This is Drake mascot Griff II’s first year at the helm of the effort to collect adult dog and cat …

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New Iowa doctors learn their residency destinations on annual Match Day

Medical students graduating from the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine — along with every other medical school graduate across the country — learned today where they matched for …

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SBA previews Shuttered Venue Operators Grant website; schedules national webinar

The U.S. Small Business Administration announced it has launched a landing page for its Shuttered Venue Operators Grant application portal, in anticipation of opening applications for the economic relief program on April 8. The SVOG program was …

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7 IEDA awards to spur nearly $105M in new capital investments

Innovative Injection Technologies, an Iowa manufacturer of custom plastic injection molded components for a number of industries, today was awarded tax incentives by the Iowa Economic Development Authority board for a $10 million warehouse expansion …