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Cargill announces construction of $300M facility in joint venture with German company HELM

Cargill is joining with Germany-based HELM to build a $300 million commercial scale, renewable butanediol (BDO) facility at Cargill’s biotechnology and corn processing campus in Eddyville. According to a news release from Cargill, the joint venture, called …
By BPC Staff | Jun 9, 2021
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IEDA announces awards to six communities for sewer and water improvements

The Iowa Economic Development Authority has awarded more than $2.2 million to improve water and sewer infrastructure in six Iowa communities. According to a news release, the awards were made through the Community Development Block …
By BPC Staff | Jun 7, 2021
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Polk County has aggressive plan to clean up its water. Could it work for the rest of Iowa?

Des Moines Register: Polk County could have a response to one of the biggest criticisms farmers face with Iowa’s voluntary approach to improving water quality: that they’re too slow to adopt conservation practices that can curb …
By BPC Staff | Jun 4, 2021
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Alliant Energy reports more than 73,500 meals donated to local food pantries

More than 150 food pantries in Iowa and Wisconsin received more than 73,500 meals in March and April when Alliant Energy provided three meals to a pantry for each customer who enrolled in My Account, …
By BPC Staff | May 28, 2021
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Marshalltown chosen to receive EPA Brownfields Grant

Marshalltown will be awarded $300,000 through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Brownfields Grant Program to conduct environmental site assessment and establish a plan to clean up and reuse properties. The announcement came during a news …
By BPC Staff | May 27, 2021
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Lawmakers provide help for beginning farmers

Before they adjourned last week, Iowa lawmakers included help for beginning farmers. One provision that was included in Senate File 619, was the expansion of eligibility for the Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Program. The program reduces some …
By BPC Staff | May 25, 2021
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Iowa Solar Energy Trade Association joins national advocacy network

The Iowa Solar Energy Trade Association joined the Solar Energy Industries Association as an official state affiliate, the 20th SEIA affiliate, the state association announced today. According to ISETA, Iowa installed 162 megawatts of new …
By BPC Staff | May 24, 2021
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Best of Des Moines 2020

As we do each year, we asked our readers to cast votes for what Des Moines has to offer in a variety of business-related categories. We all know 2020 has been a bit different than…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | May 13, 2021
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Gas prices spike in Des Moines area, nationwide after Colonial Pipeline cyberattack

Des Moines Register: Gas in parts of the Des Moines metro area topped $3 a gallon this week after a cyberattack on the nation’s largest refined products pipeline, spanning from Texas to New Jersey, that caused …
By BPC Staff | May 12, 2021
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Gateway Center awarded Gold LEED certification

The Krause Gateway Center at 1459 Grand Ave. in downtown Des Moines has been awarded Gold LEED certification. The building, which was completed in 2018, was designed and constructed with sustainability in mind by Renzo …
By BPC Staff | May 12, 2021