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ICON to take phased approach with revised BUILD grant agreement

ICON Water Trails will move forward under a more phased approach after receiving approval to revise the scope of work to be done under a $25 million federal BUILD Grant that was awarded for the …

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Chevron completes acquisition of REG

Renewable Energy Group’s headquarters in Ames. Chevron has completed its acquisition of the Ames-based renewable fuels producer. The headquarters of Chevron REG will remain in Ames. Photo contributed by REG

Chevron has completed its acquisition of …

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Des Moines Water Works starts up nitrate removal facility as nitrate levels in source water nears EPA limits

Des Moines Water Works has begun operation of its nitrate removal facility for the first time in five years because of increasing nitrate levels in raw water sources upstream, the water utility said in a …

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Ban on live bird exhibitions lifted

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has lifted the order that canceled live bird exhibitions at fairs and other gatherings. The order was issued on March 23 because of the outbreak of avian flu …

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Dan Winters joins BHE Renewables

Dan Winters, who recently left WHO-TV, where he had been a reporter and weekend anchor, has been hired as vice president of communications and public affairs for BHE Renewables, according to Winters’ LinkedIn page. Winters had …

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ICON Water Trails receives $300,000 gift from Prairie Meadows

Prairie Meadows has donated $300,000 to the Great Outdoors Foundation for use toward the ICON Water Trails projects. The gift from Prairie Meadow’s Legacy Grant program will secure naming rights for fishing nodes at the …

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As bird flu wanes, poultry exhibitions on track to resume for county fairs

Iowa Capital Dispatch: It’s been nearly a month since the last confirmed case of highly transmissible avian influenza in Iowa, which means bird exhibitions are about to resume. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship …

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Invasive jumping worms now found in at least 11 Iowa counties

Des Moines Register: An invasive earthworm native to east Asia that was discovered in Iowa in 2018 has now spread to at least 11 counties. Officials in Dubuque and Muscatine counties were the first to report …

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Iowa’s planned $125M water trail project could get a reboot

Axios Des Moines: Organizers of a $125 million Iowa water recreation trail project are seeking formal permission to downsize the scope of work required under a federal grant. The Iowa Confluence Water Trails proposal will add …

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Homemakers debuts solar panel array

A solar panel array covering more than 250,000 square feet of space at the Homemakers store in Urbandale was activated Thursday during a launch event. The solar panels are on the upper and lower levels …