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Connolly wins regional government award

The National Association of Regional Councils has given Polk County Supervisor Angela Connolly its Tom Bradley Leadership Award. The association noted Connolly’s regional leadership, including her work on the Tomorrow Plan, Capital Crossroads and DART …

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Jefferson casino releases report card on first year of operations

Wild Rose Casino & Resort Jefferson has been open for a little more than a year now after obtaining what might have been the last casino license issued by the state of Iowa, and its …

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Jefferson casino releases report card on first year of operations

Wild Rose Casino & Resort Jefferson has been open for a little more than a year now after obtaining what might have been the last casino license issued by the state of Iowa, and its …

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A Closer Look: Bill Northey

Sometimes an Iowa secretary of agriculture can be fairly invisible to the general public. After all, with Iowa churning along as the nation’s top producer of corn, hogs and eggs, many just figure things are …

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Branstad: Iowa Legislature won’t back sales tax increase for trust fund

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Gov. Terry Branstad said Wednesday that neither body of the Iowa Legislature supports a sales tax increase to fund the Natural Resources and Recreation Trust Fund.  …
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Waukee OKs economic development package for Kettlestone project

 

The Waukee City Council has approved an economic development package for an office development by entities created by Knapp Properties and businessman Jim Cownie for the new headquarters of Holmes Murphy & Associates.

The city will …

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Pleasant Hill installs a bicycle repair station

The city of Pleasant Hill has installed a bicycle repair station at Copper Creek Lake Park, near the Grow-Play-Live bike racks. The station is equipped with an air pump and retractable tools. It is intended …

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McGowen, Hurst, Clark & Smith announces leadership transition

Robert McGowen

Robert McGowen, CPA and managing partner at McGowen, Hurst, Clark & Smith P.C., has transitioned out of his role as the firm’s managing partner. McGowen joined the firm in 1970 and became managing …

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A Closer Look: John Rowen

If someone in Polk County needs, say, some paper clips or a clean floor or a new jail or a complete overhaul of the historic courthouse that borders Court Avenue, John Rowen is the guy …

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Des Moines financial report gets an ‘excellent’ award

The city of Des Moines has received a certificate of excellence in financial reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada, according to a release from the nonprofit group. The …