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Alliant to add $1 billion in wind energy

Alliant Energy’s plan to add up to 500 megawatts of wind energy is a large play that will help keep Iowa’s electricity rates low, a key authority on clean energy said.


“Wind energy is now the…
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Bakken pipeline clears final regulatory hurdle in Iowa

Des Moines Register: Plans for the Bakken oil pipeline in Iowa cleared a final regulatory hurdle Tuesday when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers concluded that proposed crossings of Iowa waterways will comply with federal environmental …

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Iowa is really wet, and dry

Iowa got about twice the usual rain in the past two weeks, but a third of the state is abnormally dry. The latest state report does not include the heavy rains on July 19. A small part of…
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Settlement of MidAmerican’s Wind XI project sets rate of return at 11 percent

Environmental groups this week hailed a proposed rate agreement among several groups representing consumers, large users and business and MidAmerican Energy that sets many of the details of the $3.6 billion, 2,000-megawatt Wind XI project.…
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DOT to move 450,000 mussels for bridge project

Iowa DNR: The Iowa and Illinois transportation departments plan to move 450,000 mussels in the Mississippi River to prepare for construction of the Interstate HIghway 74 bridge. Crews are preparing for the work today, but don’t expect …

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Wright County takes next step in landing Prestage pork plant

Mason City Globe Gazette: The Wright County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a zoning change from agricultural to industrial Monday that would allow Prestage Foods of Iowa to build a pork processing plant near Eagle Grove. …

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DNR offers new grants to address abandoned properties

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources, beginning Aug. 1, will offer communities of fewer than 5,000 people grants to inspect abandoned buildings to check for asbestos and structural weaknesses. “If a building collapses and the …

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Deere to lay off 120 employees at East Moline factory

Reuters: Deere & Co. said today that it would lay off about 120 production employees at its John Deere Harvester Works factory in East Moline, Ill., just across the Mississippi River from Bettendorf and Davenport, Iowa. …

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Dow, DuPont shareholders approve merger

DuPont and Dow Chemical Co. stockholders today approved the companies’ proposed $130 million merger of equals, the firms announced. The merger involves three spinoffs, with Johnston-based DuPont Pioneer serving as a major research center in …

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Owners of renewable energy systems may get checks

A new order from the Iowa Utilities Board could mean some cash for owners of solar panels or other renewable energy systems, The Des Moines Register reported. The panel approved a new three-year plan that will require …