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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 …

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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 …

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Energy center chief resigns, cites utility pressure

The head of the Iowa Energy Center has resigned to take another job, but on his way out, he cited pressure from utilities over his support for solar power, the Associated Press reported in an …

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Court says tribe can foreclose on National Cattle Congress properties

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: A district court ruling has put the future of the National Cattle Congress in jeopardy. Judge George Stigler said the Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa can foreclose on the …

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Iowa losing millions of trees; water quality threatened

Des Moines Register: Iowa’s thirst for new farmland helped drive the loss of 97,000 acres of woodlands in just five years, a new federal report shows. It’s the first time in nearly 40 years that the…
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Ash borer found in Missouri Valley

The ash-tree-killing emerald ash borer has been confirmed in Missouri Valley, the state reported. The beetle, which eats its way through ash trees’ food supplies, now has been confirmed in 35 Iowa counties. The invasive species from …