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Trevillyan resigns from waste board in protest over job for Clive councilor

West Des Moines representative Kevin Trevillyan has resigned from the board of the Metro Waste Authority over a one-year contract for director Michael McCoy, The Des Moines Register reported. Trevillyan called the contract offered after a June …
By BPC Staff | Jun 28, 2016
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Four win World Food Prize

Four scientists known for their work in fighting malnutrition have won this year’s World Food Prize and will split the $250,000 prize.


Three of the laureates — Maria Andrade, Robert Mwanga and Jan Low —…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Jun 28, 2016
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June 28: The Dam Debate II

Host: Des Moines Area MPO About: The public is invited to review recommendations for mitigating the dams in downtown Des Moines to create a variety of river recreation opportunities. The main event is from 7…
By BPC Staff | Jun 24, 2016
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Bakken pipeline will run under sacred tribal site

Des Moines Register: State officials have lifted a stop-work order on the Bakken oil pipeline in northwest Iowa where tribal officials had objected to disrupting sacred American Indian land that includes burial grounds. Instead of digging …
By BPC Staff | Jun 21, 2016
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MidAmerican Energy to buy up to 1,000 wind turbines from Vestas

MidAmerican Energy Co. has reached a conditional agreement with Vestas Wind Systems to purchase up to 1,000 wind turbines for its 2,000-megawatt Wind XI project in Iowa, the Denver Business Journal reported. It’s the largest order ever …
By BPC Staff | Jun 20, 2016
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MidAmerican Energy to take art to new heights at Arts Festival

MidAmerican Energy Co. will host a colorful new event — BOOM! Art — at the Des Moines Arts Festival in Western Gateway Park June 24-26. BOOM! Art, which will be at the corner of 15th …
By BPC Staff | Jun 16, 2016
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River restoration workshops planned for northeast Iowa

Iowa Rivers Revival and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will host meetings in northeast Iowa to discuss river restoration benefits and practices. The workshops are geared toward landowners, natural resource professionals, engineers, paddlers, anglers, …
By BPC Staff | Jun 16, 2016
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River restoration workshops planned for northeast Iowa

Iowa Rivers Revival and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will host meetings in northeast Iowa to discuss river restoration benefits and practices. The workshops are geared toward landowners, natural resource professionals, engineers, paddlers, anglers, …
By BPC Staff | Jun 16, 2016
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Green Plains plans ethanol export terminal in Texas

Green Plains Inc. said Tuesday that it plans to build and operate its first export-import fuels terminal in Beaumont, Texas, the latest in a string of expansion moves by the country’s fourth-largest ethanol producer, Reuters reported. The …
By BPC Staff | Jun 15, 2016
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Public meetings scheduled for draft water trails plan

Three public meetings are scheduled this month to take public comments on the draft Greater Des Moines Water Trails and Greenways Plan released today. The draft plan’s recommendations encompass 150 miles of creeks and rivers …
By BPC Staff | Jun 13, 2016