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Final expansion to make Altoona site Meta’s largest data center worldwide

Architectural rendering of the Altoona Data Center campus after the final expansion. Photo courtesy of Meta

Meta (formerly Facebook) announced Tuesday a seventh and final expansion at its Altoona Data Center that will make it the company’s largest …

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Iowa’s average farmland values rise to an 80-year high, ISU report says

Des Moines Register: After several years of small gains and losses, Iowa farmland values skyrocketed 29% this year, averaging $9,751 an acre, the highest nominal amount in 80 years, a new Iowa State University survey shows. …

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Unemployment claimants required to step up job searches to receive benefits

Iowa Workforce Development provided additional details Monday about how the agency will administer the new Reemployment Case Management program that begins on Jan. 9. The program, announced in October by Gov. Kim Reynolds, is part of a …

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On to I-80 bridge: Location over the Mississippi River not yet determined

Quad-City Times: After decades of planning, the Interstate 74 bridge in the Quad Cities is finished. On its heels, planning for a new I-80 bridge over the Mississippi River is entering a new phase. The Illinois …

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Iowans gambling $9.6 million a day on sports betting

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Betting an average of $9.6 million a day on sports, Iowa gamblers and sportsbooks operators were giving thanks for legalized sports betting in November, posting yet another monthly record with wagering topping $287 …

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Lee Enterprises rejects takeover bid from Alden hedge fund

Associated Press: Newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises has rejected a takeover offer from the Alden Global Capital hedge fund that is one of the largest newspaper owners in the country with a reputation for intense cost cuts …

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Des Moines’ tiny home village project back on the table

Axios Des Moines: Plans to build a tiny home village in Des Moines are still in the works despite this week’s delay before the City Council, the nonprofit behind the project says. Joppa, a nonprofit that’s …

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Reynolds allocates $100M in federal infrastructure funds for water quality projects

Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced the state will allocate $100 million in federal funds for water quality and conservation investments from the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan infrastructure bill. Through a new grant program within …

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Iowa Cubs to be sold to California-based sports-entertainment firm Endeavor

Des Moines Register: For the first time in over two decades, the Iowa Cubs owners’ suite at Principal Park will have new occupants. Endeavor, a global sports, entertainment and marketing company based in Beverly Hills, Calif., …

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State sales and corporate taxes up, personal income taxes flat

Radio Iowa: State tax receipts in Iowa in the past five months increased nearly 6% compared with the same period a year ago. “Gains in sales and use tax as well as corporate income tax remain …

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