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Nordex holding fair to fill over 100 jobs

Nordex USA, which is restarting production of wind turbine nacelles in West Branch, is hosting a job fair April 15 at its facility, 155 Fawcett Drive in West Branch. The company plans to hire over …

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MidAmerican Energy announces Trees Please grant recipients

MidAmerican Energy announced it is awarding $134,000 in grants from its “Trees Please!” program to 59 cities in Iowa. The program promotes strategic tree planting projects on public property to encourage reduced energy usage in …

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Governor’s energy plan targets nuclear, wind, energy storage, new economic development tools

Companion bills proposed by Gov. Kim Reynolds that promote new energy generation, transmission and storage projects, and water infrastructure in Iowa are moving in the state House and Senate. 

The legislation makes a host of …

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Special election on Waukee gas utility to be held Tuesday

Voters in Waukee will decide Tuesday whether the city should continue to operate a gas utility. In recent years, city officials have heard complaints from residents about high gas bills, especially in comparison with neighboring …

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MidAmerican Energy proposes building $600 million natural gas plant

MidAmerican Energy, in an effort to address what it describes as a “looming energy supply shortfall” is proposing to build a $600 million natural gas-fired combustion turbine project in Adair County and increase its solar …

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Waukee sets special election on gas utility

A special election will be held in Waukee on March 4 to allow voters to decide whether the city should continue to operate a municipally owned gas utility.

In recent years, city officials have heard …

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Iowa Cable and Telecommunications Association executive vice president to retire

The Iowa Cable and Telecommunications Association (ICTA) has announced that Executive Vice President Bill Peard will retire Feb. 15 after serving in the role since 2014. Clara Wulfsen, an attorney with Carney & Appleby PLC …

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Central Iowa Water Works goes operational Jan. 1

Representatives of Central Iowa Water Works and founding members sign documents last week giving the regional drinking water utility ownership of the members’ water treatment plants. Photo submitted by Central Iowa Water Works.

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2 Iowa school districts selected for Department of Energy program

Des Moines Public Schools and Davis County Community School District in southeastern Iowa have been selected to participate in the 2024-2025 Energy Champions Leading the Advancement of Sustainable Schools (CLASS) program, which promotes building and …

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Iowa receives $3 million to offer E15, biodiesel blends

The U.S Department of Agriculture announced $3 million in funding for nine Iowa fueling locations across the state to update infrastructure in order to offer higher blends of biofuels, like E15 or B20. The funding, …