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Decline in oil prices feeds investments in factories

America’s energy rebirth is the gift that keeps on giving for the economy. But this year, it’s more about construction than drilling holes in the ground,Bloomberg reports.

 

Although the collapse in oil and gas …

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Vilsack promises $700 million for avian flu fight

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told about 300 people at a Des Moines conference this week that the federal government will spend $700 million in 21 states, including Iowa, to deal with avian flu issues, …

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Three landowners sue Iowa Utilities Board over Bakken pipeline

Three Iowa landowners have sued the Iowa Utilities Board, contending Dakota Access should not be allowed to use eminent domain to get access to land for a planned 1,134-mile Bakken oil pipeline that would run …

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Rastetter’s Summit Farms changes name on 25th anniversary

Alden-based Summit Farms, which began 25 years ago as a 300-acre corn and soybean operation in Hardin County, has changed its name to Summit Agricultural Group, CEO Bruce Rastetter announced. The company now is involved in operations …

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Branstad lobbies EPA on renewable fuel standard

Gov. Terry Branstad and his top aides sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today supporting a renewable fuel standard that would help Iowa’s ethanol and biodiesel industries. “We share the concerns of …

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Energy center, UNI offer webinar on community solar

The Iowa Energy Center is sponsoring a free webinar hosted by the University of Northern Iowa’s Center for Energy and Environmental Education on community solar projects. The hour session at noon Wednesday, July 29, will …

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Businesses pledge to help meet clean energy goals

Officials with 13 major companies, among them the parent company of MidAmerican Energy Co., will join Obama administration officials at the White House today to launch what they call the “American Business Act on Climate …

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Water Works sees double-digit rate hikes ahead

Des Moines Water Works plans to raise rates for businesses and residents by about 10 percent next April, the largest increase of the past several years.

 

Brace yourself. CEO and General Manager Bill Stowe …

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REG expands working capital line of credit

Renewable Energy Group Inc. announced Wednesday that it has expanded its line of credit agreement with Wells Fargo Capital Finance LLC from $40 million to $60 million. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange …

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Partnership offers to negotiate deal in water quality lawsuit

The Greater Des Moines Partnership is offering to help negotiate a settlement in the Des Moines Water Works’ water-quality lawsuit against three rural Iowa counties, said Jay Byers, CEO of the Partnership. Byers said the …