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Huge solar farm planned for decommissioned Duane Arnold nuclear plant site

Cedar Rapids Gazette: For more than four decades, the name of former Cedar Rapids utility executive Duane Arnold has been synonymous with nuclear power in Iowa. Now it could have a new connotation: a massive solar …

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Iowa Leading Indicators Index rises slightly, anticipates declines in unemployment insurance claims

The Iowa Leading Indicators Index increased to 104.7 in January from 104.3 in December. With six of the eight components contributing positively, the monthly diffusion index remained unchanged at 75. This is the sixth month …

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Nearly united Iowa House backs free speech bill

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Iowa House voted nearly unanimously Tuesday to support legislation requiring regents universities to protect First Amendment rights, but split along party lines on another bill addressing training and teaching about “divisive concepts” …

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Reynolds touts state as teleworking destination in IWD podcast

Des Moines Register: Appearing as the inaugural guest for Iowa Workforce Development’s new “Mission Employable” podcast Tuesday, Gov. Kim Reynolds told the host and agency Deputy Director Ryan West that the state kept 80% of its …

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Tyson COVID-19 lawsuits on hold for company appeals

Des Moines Register: Multiple lawsuits filed against meat processing giant Tyson Foods by the families of employees who died of COVID-19 have bogged down in a legal wrangling over which courts should hear the cases — …

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Alliant Energy, Trees Forever launch grants to replaces trees in 37 communities

Grants totaling $206,000 in assistance are available to communities rehabilitating their tree canopy through Alliant Energy’s Branching Out Program, a partnership with Trees Forever. The grant will fund more than 1,600 new trees in Iowa …

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Florida company gets license to sell CBD products in Iowa

Corridor Business Journal: Global Widget, based in Tampa, Fla., has announced it is one of the first CBD companies to receive the required license to distribute CBD products to retail and wholesale partners in Iowa. Although …

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Iowa’s unemployment rate decreases to 3.5% in January

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.5% in January, Iowa Workforce Development said today, marking an increase from the preliminary December unemployment rate but a decrease from the adjusted numbers. IWD initially reported …

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Vermeer partners with local health office on COVID-19 vaccination clinics

Residents are seated as they wait to get COVID-19 vaccines in Vermeer Corp.’s Global Pavilion on March 5. Photo submitted by Vermeer


Vermeer Corp., in conjunction with Marion County Public Health, has been working to get…
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Communities secure funding for Trestle to Trestle Bridge

Des Moines Register: Two years after an ice jam collapsed the Trestle to Trestle Bridge over Beaver Creek, funding has been secured for its replacement. The new bridge, connecting Des Moines and Johnston on the Trestle …