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Maryland data center developer discusses plans in Van Meter
The CEO and president of a Maryland-based developer of data center facilities commented about the company’s recent land acquisition in Van Meter during an announcement of third-quarter earnings results. COPT Defense Properties, a publicly traded real estate investment trust based in Columbia, Md., acquired 365 acres of farmland in Van Meter in early October. The acquired land is…
Iowa Healthiest State Initiative announces 2024 award winners
The Iowa Healthiest State Initiative has announced the winners of the 2024 Healthiest State Annual Awards recognizing workplaces, schools, individuals and others for efforts to improve the physical, social and emotional well-being of those they serve. The winners are Grundy County Memorial Hospital, Bayer Crop Science, Grinnell Mutual Insurance Co., Clarinda Regional Health Center, Mitchellville…
Simpson College earns Iowa Safe Schools’ Partner in Progress Award
Simpson College in Indianola was recently awarded the Partner in Progress Award from Iowa Safe Schools for its efforts in protecting the safety and well-being of its LGBTQ students. According to a news release, after receiving a grant in 2022 from the Office on Violence Against Women aimed at reducing sexual assault, school officials recognized…
National clinical trial network acquires West Des Moines-based Integrated Clinical Trial Services Inc.
Eximia Research, an integrated clinical trial network based in Raleigh, N.C., is expanding to Iowa and has acquired Integrated Clinical Trial Services Inc. According to a news release, Eximia’s acquisition of the West Des Moines-based ICTS, which is the only full-time dedicated research clinic in the Des Moines metro area, will broaden access to clinical…
UNI-Dome renovation second phase scheduled for Regents’ approval in November
The $16 million second phase of the UNI-Dome renovation plan at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls will go before the Iowa Board of Regents at its meeting in November, according to a news release from the school. Phase one of the project, which cost $11.2 million, has been completed. It was launched…
Iowa awarded $97 million in federal funds for railroads, supporting infrastructure
Iowa railroads and supporting manufacturers will receive $97 million from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to replace aging rail infrastructure and equipment in Central and Eastern Iowa. According to a news release from the office of U.S. Sen Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, the money coming from what’s commonly known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law…
