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Alliant Energy subsidiary buys Wisconsin business

Cedar Rapids Gazette: An Alliant Energy subsidiary has announced plans to make its second acquisition in three months, expanding the company’s reach into new markets. Cedar Rapids-based Alliant Energy Transportation has signed a purchase agreement with …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Dec 13, 2018
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Utilities Board approves Alliant payment to exit Duane Arnold power agreement

The Iowa Utilities Board has approved Alliant Energy’s one-time $110 million payment to end its purchase agreement with the Duane Arnold nuclear power plant in Palo in 2020. Members of the board said they are …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Dec 13, 2018
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Consultants project $104.4 million economic boon from downtown adventure park

The three major projects needed to establish an adventure park along the rivers in downtown Des Moines will generate direct spending in the first five years nearly equal to the original investment, a new study …
By PERRY BEEMAN | Dec 11, 2018
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National board CEO to speak at Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit

National Biodiesel Board CEO Donnell Rehagen will give the keynote address at the Jan. 29 Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit. “Supporting more than 64,000 jobs and reducing greenhouse gases by up to 86 percent, biodiesel has …
By BPC Staff | Dec 10, 2018
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Farm Bill action expected this week

The latest farm bill largely will retain programs as they already are, sidestepping a House proposal to place work requirements on SNAP, the food assistance program. 

The legislation is always contentious and complicated. Here is …
By PERRY BEEMAN | Dec 10, 2018
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Increasingly, technology decides what’s for dinner

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Former U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack sees parallels between Silicon Valley and the heartland that lend themselves to a greater use of technology and artificial intelligence to reduce the environmental impact of food …
By BPC Staff | Dec 6, 2018
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Davenport-based Tag Communications to expand to Des Moines

Quad-City Times: Mike Vondran, CEO of Davenport-based Tag Communications, announced this week the marketing and advertising organization will expand to Des Moines’ East Village in January. “Our brand-focused approach to marketing, combined with our expertise in …
By BPC Staff | Dec 6, 2018
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Warner named CEO at REG

Industry veteran Cynthia Warner has been named president and CEO of Ames-based Renewable Energy Group effective Jan. 14. She replaces Randy Howard, who took the position in July 2017 and will remain on the board …
By BPC Staff | Dec 6, 2018
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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: States’ efforts to fight dead zone lagging

The Cedar Rapids Gazette, in an investigation by Erin Jordan, found that Mississippi River basin states have failed to reach goals to reduce the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico. Jordan found that there is …
By PERRY BEEMAN | Dec 5, 2018
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IUB approves MidAmerican’s Wind XII project

The Iowa Utilities Board on Tuesday approved MidAmerican Energy Co.’s $922 million Wind XII project, which will add 591 megawatts and get the company closer to its goal of 100 percent renewable energy. The ratemaking …
By BPC Staff | Dec 5, 2018