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Corrigan selected as new Des Moines Water Works CEO

Ted Corrigan, pictured, was named the new CEO and general manager of Des Moines Water Works by the utility’s board of trustees Monday. “Ted has proven himself to be a team-builder, a strategic leader, a …

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Water Works board could name new CEO today

The Des Moines Water Works board of trustees could announce who its next CEO and general manager will be today. According to the board’s agenda, it will deliberate over the two finalists for the position. …

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Farm Progress Show will go on despite coronavirus pandemic

Des Moines Register: Farm Progress Show organizers on Wednesday announced plans to move ahead with its ag get-together this year near Boone despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The longtime annual show is an essential business event that …

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West Des Moines Water Works reopens offices

West Des Moines Water Works this week reopened its administrative offices this week for customer service and utility payments. The utility, located at 1505 Railroad Ave. in West Des Moines, had been closed to the …

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Corteva joins appeal of court’s decision on herbicide dicamba

Corteva Agriscience has filed a motion in the 9th U.S. Court of Appeals to halt the court’s decision to vacate the Environmental Protection Agency’s registration of the controversial herbicide dicamba, making its use illegal.

The …

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MidAmerican Energy warns against scam disconnection calls

Iowa residents, including MidAmerican Energy Co. customers, are reporting three separate types of imposter scams that threaten to disconnect potential victims’ electric service unless they pay immediately by phone with a prepaid money card. In …

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Land & Liberty Coalition launches Iowa chapter

A Midwest-based grassroots organization that advocates for the development of clean energy has launched its Iowa operation. According to a news release from the Land & Liberty Coalition, the group partners with local residents, landowners, …

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NOTEBOOK: DMACC Horticulture program donates hundreds of fundraiser plants to UnityPoint Health

UnityPoint health care workers have a little something extra to keep up spirits in between COVID-19 shifts, thanks to the donation of a horticulture program’s end-of-year project. 

At Des Moines Area Community College, students in …

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Water Works board to interview CEO finalists Wednesday

Two finalists for the Des Moines Water Works CEO and general manager position are scheduled to be interviewed publicly but virtually on Wednesday. Ted Corrigan, the utility’s chief operating officer and interim CEO, and Aaron …

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Iowa State investigating public-private utilities partnership, like UI

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa State University is investigating the possibility of entering a public-private partnership for operation of its utility system, following the lead of the University of Iowa, which in December entered into a $1.165 …