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21h ago
Developers of a northwest Iowa wind farm plan to erect 18 turbines in Emmet County. The Red Rock Wind Energy Center project is being scaled back in neighboring Dickinson County, though, as officials consider changes to Dickinson County’s wind turbine ordinance. Joe Crowley is project developer for Invenergy, the company building the wind farm. “We’ve ..read more
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6d ago
The unemployment numbers for March are out and Iowa Workforce Development Executive Director Beth Townsend says things are holding steady. “Pretty stable from last month it’s down a little bit from the revised February number of 3.0% down to 2.9 in March, which is a good sign,” Townsend says. The workforce participation rate dropped slightly ..read more
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1w ago
The West Des Moines-based Hy-Vee grocery store chain is acquiring a chain in Indiana. Hy-Vee announced it is in the process of acquiring the Strack & Van Til Food Markets which has 22 stores throughout northwest Indiana. The company says Strack & Van Til has approximately 2,800 employees and will maintain its name and operate ..read more
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1w ago
The Iowa legislature has voted to create a program that would offer state tax credits and sales tax rebates for businesses that are making a more than $1 billion capital investment in Iowa. It’s called the “Major Economic Growth Attractions” or “MEGA” program. “These projects are rare,” Senator Dan Dawson of Council Bluffs said when ..read more
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1w ago
The Hoosier State is now banking on its own Caitlin Clark Effect, as the Indiana Fever is expected to pick the University of Iowa star basketball player during Monday’s WNBA draft. Dr. Cathy DuBois, dean of the College of Business at Ball State University in Muncie, says Clark is an absolute national phenomenon and the ..read more
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2w ago
A northwest Iowa company has launched an expansion that will more than double its manufacturing capacity and bring 60 more employees into the company once the project’s done. Maintainer Corporation has a small plant in Rock Rapids and two facilities in Sheldon. Shelley Morris, the company’s president, says they’re adding nearly 31,000 square feet of ..read more
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1M ago
The Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) is sponsoring its first annual “Coolest Thing Made in Iowa” competition. ABI spokesperson, Kelsey O’Conner says you don’t have to be a member to nominate a cool thing. “We’re joining about 20 other state associations who have hosted a successful competition like this in their state and ..read more
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The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board approved tax incentives today for a proposed Google data center in Cedar Rapids. Cedar Rapids leaders say this is the largest economic development project in the history of the city with a total investment estimated at 576 million dollars. Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell tells KCRG TV that ..read more
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The Iowa Supreme Court heard oral arguments Thursday in the dispute linked to the construction of the University of Iowa’s Children’s Hospital. Modern Piping won a judgment of nearly 13 million dollars after alleging the UI wrongly used an injunction to delay arbitration in a dispute so they could gain early access to the building ..read more
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The owner of a catering business and event venue in northwest Iowa is being named the Iowa Small Business Person of the Year by the Iowa district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Cathy Bishop opened a restaurant called Aggies in the Sioux City suburb of Sergeant Bluff in 1994, but after a several ..read more