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Hard Rock casino expansion approved by state gaming board

Sioux City Journal: The state board that oversees gambling today approved Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City’s planned expansion. The 2-year-old casino plans a $6.5 million, 7,800-square-foot expansion that will add a high-stakes gambling area, …

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These are the 10 most ‘successful’ Iowa cities

Des Moines Register: Iowa is a pretty good place to live. After all, we have countless lists reminding us of just that. But one list attempts to go even further and ranks the top 10 “most …

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Ames called 3rd-best college town in nation; Decorah, Iowa City on list

Business Insider: Niche, a company that compiles information on cities, has named Ames as the No. 3 college town in America. Two other Iowa cities made the list of the 30 best college towns: Decorah at …

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Iowa State ranked best college in the state by Time

Iowa City Press-Citizen: Iowa State University has been named the best college value in the state in a new set of rankings released this week by Time Magazine’s Money.…

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Workers sent home indefinitely from ‘Gitmo ISU’

KCCI-TV: Iowa State University employees who had been being paid to sit in a room and do nothing all day were sent home indefinitely Monday. The AFSCME union members have had nothing to do since Iowa …

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Iowa casinos post modest fiscal 2016 revenue growth

Quad-City Times: Aided by a new casino in Jefferson and a rejuvenated gaming resort in Sioux City, Iowa’s commercial gambling industry posted an overall $21.6 million revenue gain in fiscal 2016, creeping back toward the record…
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Preliminary review calls One Park Place ‘viable’

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The first hurdle is cleared for a massive proposed downtown Cedar Rapids structure called One Park Place, which would be the tallest and most expensive private development ever in the city. The planned …

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Lime Springs beef plant halts production

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: Upper Iowa Beef, a new processing plant built along U.S. Highway 63 in Lime Springs, has halted production and reduced staff. Jesse Stevens, president and founder of the company formerly known as LimeSprings …

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Iowa gets $3 million for wetland enhancement projects

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The USDA is awarding $44.6 million through its Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership to support 10 wetland enhancement projects in Iowa and 11 other states. The $3 million awarded to Iowa will be used …

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Cedar Rapids airport gets Charlotte flights

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Passengers traveling from Cedar Rapids to Charlotte, N.C., have a new option beginning Nov. 4. American Airlines announced plans today to offer two daily flights from the Eastern Iowa Airport to Charlotte.…