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Des Moines to consider all-electric rule for property tax abatement

Axios Des Moines: Des Moines would require residents and businesses looking to reduce property taxes through abatement to use all-electric energy under an idea the City Council will consider in coming months. It’s a critical step …

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12 area communities sign memorandum recognizing code consortium

Twelve Central Iowa communities have signed a memorandum of understanding that recognizes the Central Iowa Code Consortium, the group’s executive committee announced.

The communities include Des Moines, Bondurant, Clive, Grimes, Indianola, Johnston, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, …

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New fire station opens in northeast Des Moines

The design of Des Moines Fire Station No. 11, located in the northeast part of the city, includes the use of solar panels that can be seen on the southern half of the building’s rooftop. Image…
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Ankeny receives national award for financial reporting

The city of Ankeny’s finance department has received a certificate of achievement for excellence in financial reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada. This is the highest form of …

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Partnership to offer webinar about federal vaccine mandate

The Greater Des Moines Partnership will host a webinar on Monday, Nov. 15, to help businesses navigate the proposed federal vaccine requirements. The webinar, scheduled from 1 to 2 p.m., is designed to help companies understand the …

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Iowa joins 9 states to challenge vaccine requirements for health care workers

Des Moines Register: Iowa and nine other states have filed another lawsuit against federal vaccine requirements. The state joined a lawsuit Wednesday challenging the recent mandate issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that …

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Iowa ethanol plant receives $250,000 grant; Axne, Torres Small announce Build Back Better proposals for biofuel investment

Elite Octane, a dry-mill ethanol plant in Atlantic, will receive a $250,000 energy efficiency grant funded by the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) to install a Dryer Exhaust Energy Recovery (DEER) system that will capture and …

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Polk County Sheriff’s Office employees to get vaccinated or test weekly

Axios Des Moines: Polk County Sheriff’s Office employees will participate in a program that mandates they show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or be tested weekly, department spokesperson Lt. Ryan Evans told Axios Friday. Polk County Administrator …

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Lawsuit: Pizza delivery workers’ net wages total 35 cents an hour in Iowa

Iowa Capital Dispatch: A lawsuit alleges that by shortchanging its Iowa delivery drivers on mileage reimbursement, Domino’s Pizza is effectively paying those workers 35 cents an hour. Alexia Stevens, a former Domino’s driver who worked for …

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Iowa joins 10 states in lawsuit challenging new federal vaccine rule for large employers

Des Moines Register: Iowa has joined 10 other states and a handful of private, nonprofit and religious employers in suing the Biden administration over its vaccination requirement for businesses with 100 or more employees. The rule, …