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State approves Johnston’s 1,461-acre annexation

Johnston will annex a 1,461-acre area that includes Beaver Creek Golf Course, a U.S. Navy training facility under construction and part of Camp Dodge. The voluntary annexation, meaning landowners agreed to the plan, includes six …

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State approves Johnston’s 1,461-acre annexation

Johnston will annex a 1,461-acre area that includes Beaver Creek Golf Course, a U.S. Navy training facility under construction and part of Camp Dodge. The voluntary annexation, meaning landowners agreed to the plan, includes six …

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All dry: West Des Moines runs out of judicial options for stormwater district

The Iowa Supreme Court will not review lower court opinions that a West Des Moines stormwater district violates state law, bringing the three-year-old case to an end.

In 2015, the West Des Moines City Council …

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SBA to co-host Twitter chat, webinar on disaster continuity planning

The U.S. Small Business Administration is partnering with the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety and the Federal Emergency Management Agency this month to help businesses become more aware of their risks while also …

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IowaBio, TAI to host gubernatorial candidates at two separate tech/bioscience forums

Members of the Technology Association of Iowa and the Iowa Biotechnology Association (IowaBio) have a chance to attend two gubernatorial candidate forums in Cedar Rapids, focusing on science and technology issues in Iowa, TAI announced …

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Iowa joins competition to land USDA agencies with combined budget of $1.6 billion

Des Moines Register: Iowa has joined a throng of states that want to land two USDA agency headquarters that Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue wants to move away from Washington, D.C. The Iowa Economic Development Authority said …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: How retailers in Philly are responding to the city’s beverage tax

Philadelphia’s tax on sweetened beverages is souring retailers on carrying as many sugary drinks in their stores, and that would seem to be a sweet deal for their customers’ health. The National Bureau of Economic …

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Sheriff’s office stops seizing University of Iowa assets — for now

Iowa City Press-Citizen: The seizure of University of Iowa assets to pay off a Cedar Rapids contractor is on hold while the Iowa Board of Regents appeals to the Iowa Supreme Court. The university owes $17.4 …

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Portion of $117 million in federal aid may actually be a loan

Cedar Rapids authorities are pushing U.S. representatives for answers after the Army Corps of Engineers said a portion of the $117 million in federal aid announced this summer for flood protection would need to be …

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Portion of $117 million in federal aid may actually be a loan

Cedar Rapids authorities are pushing U.S. representatives for answers after the Army Corps of Engineers said a portion of the $117 million in federal aid announced this summer for flood protection would need to be …