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U.S. architecture firms see slight increase in billings

Demand for design services from architecture firms saw some improvement in September with fewer firms reporting declines in billing, the American Institute of Architects reported. AIA’s Architecture Billings Index score for September was 47, compared …

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Second speaker announced for Conversations in Color series

Kimberly Davis, the National Hockey League’s senior executive vice president of social impact, growth initiatives and legislative affairs, will be the featured speaker of the second Conversations in Color series presented by the Directors Council …

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Simpson College names new VP for business and finance, CFO

Simpson College President Marsha Kelliher announced that Philip Peña will join her cabinet as vice president for business and finance and the college’s chief financial officer. With more than 25 years of financial, technological, administrative and management …

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Work on I-74 bridge over Mississippi in the Quad Cities suspended over labor dispute

Quad-City Times: Work has come to a halt on much of the Interstate 74 bridge across the Mississippi River because of a labor strike. The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 declared Monday it was …

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MidAmerican Energy takes 46 wind turbines offline after blades fall in rural Iowa

Des Moines Register: MidAmerican Energy says it has idled nearly four dozen electricity-generating wind turbines while workers check them for safety after blades broke off of two similar turbines over the past two months. Those blade …

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Food banks to receive 41,000 pounds of turkey through Turkey-to-Table program

Emily Shearer, food acquisition program manager for the Food Bank of Iowa, talks about the delivery of turkey deli meat to the food bank today, as Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg (right), Iowa Secretary of Agriculture …

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Iowa Workforce Development amends eligibility for coronavirus Earn and Learn grants

Iowa Workforce Development amended the Coronavirus Relief Fund Earn and Learn Grant released on Oct. 19 to expand applicant eligibility, IWD announced this morning. High schools and previous recipients of the Coronavirus Relief Fund Employer Innovation …

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City of Waukee receives APA Iowa award for transportation planning

The city of Waukee and Snyder & Associates Inc. received the Iowa Chapter of American Planning Association’s (APA Iowa) 2020 Transportation Planning Award for the “Waukee Street Design Guide,” a manual of Waukee street classifications …

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Des Moines offering rebates for soil quality restoration projects

Des Moines residents can be reimbursed for performing one of several qualifying soil restoration practices, according to a news release from the city. The city is offering rebates as part of its Stormwater Best Management …

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Branstads buy single-family house in Johnston

Former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and his wife, Christine, have purchased a single-family house in Johnston, Polk County real estate records show.
The records show the Branstads purchased a single-family house at 7350 Eagle Pointe Drive in…