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Iowa ethanol production drops 12% in 2020

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa’s ethanol producers saw a 12% drop in production in 2020, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association said today. It marks the second consecutive year ethanol production declined after a record-breaking 2018, which saw …

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City of Perry looks to buy Hotel Pattee in partnership with economic development group

Perry News: The city of Perry and the local investment group Perry Economic Development Inc. are looking to partner in purchasing the Hotel Pattee, a plan discussed last week at a work session of the Perry …

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Jensen joins Meredith as senior VP and chief communications officer

Meredith Corp. has named Erica Jensen as its new senior vice president and chief communications officer, effective Jan. 29. She succeeds Art Slusark, who retired in November. Jenson previously served as head of executive communications …

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ISU Startup Factory names new director

Peter Hong has been named the new director of the Iowa State University Startup Factory program. According to a news release from the ISU Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship, Hong will begin his new duties on Feb. 1. He succeeds Bill Adamdowski, …

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Small decline in number of Iowa unemployment claim filings

The number of Iowans filing weekly unemployment claims slipped to 53,479 in the week that ended on Saturday, a 4.3% decline from the previous week, Iowa Workforce Development reported today.

A year ago, 33,240 Iowans …

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Jan. 30: Rally Against Cancer

Host: John Stoddard Cancer Center
About: The diagnosis of cancer changes lives forever. For patients and families the changes are often physical, emotional and psychological. Rally Against Cancer raises money to help the patients and …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Youth poet laureate overcame personal challenge to deliver speech

As I was watching the presidential inauguration on Wednesday, I particularly enjoyed hearing the youth poet laureate, Amanda Gorman, recite the poem that she had written for the occasion — “The Hill We Climb.” I …

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CIBO, Peoples Co. join to offer carbon credits

CIBO and Peoples Co. have announced a partnership to offer carbon credits on more than 20,000 acres of managed land. According to a news release, the collaboration makes the Clive-based Peoples the first land management company to offer …

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IWD to reissue tax forms for unemployment claimants

Iowa Workforce Development announced that it will reissue new 1099-G tax forms to all claimants on Monday, Jan. 25, due to possible errors in the forms that were already sent. After recently mailing the 1099-G …

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Judge: City can buy downtown Des Moines parking garage

The city of Des Moines can purchase a beleaguered downtown parking garage located at Walnut Street and Fifth Avenue, a Polk County District Court judge has ruled.

The structure has been at the center of …