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Iowa ranks in top 20 for toxic air releases

Des Moines Register: Iowa ranks among the top 20 states nationally for annual emissions of harmful chemicals and greenhouse gases into the air, according to an analysis of federal air quality data by the Center for …

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Audit shows Iowa job incentives often fail to deliver

Des Moines Register: Only about 20 percent of the jobs Iowa’s economic development agency contracted with businesses to create or retain over an 11-year period have come to fruition, a newly released audit shows.…

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Northwest Iowa feed mills being acquired by Kent Nutrition Group

Radio Iowa: An eastern Iowa company that got its start in the animal feed business nearly 90 years ago announced plans to acquire a northwest Iowa firm with feed mills in Ireton and Sheldon. Kent Nutrition …

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Polk County supervisors back $10.75 minimum wage in first vote

Des Moines Register: Polk County supervisors voted in favor of a wage bump this morning that will set a minimum wage of $10.75 an hour by January 2019. The action marks the first of three rounds …

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Flooding threatens Iowa corn, soybean crops

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Recent heavy rains and flooding in Iowa have damaged and destroyed crops and waterlogged the soil, threatening to delay and prolong the harvest. “The longer it stays in the fields, the higher the…
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More Iowa cities mobilizing for flooding along Cedar River

Des Moines Register: Authorities in Cedar Falls, Waterloo, Cedar Rapids and other cities are mobilizing resources to handle flooding from the Cedar River, the Associated Press reported. The rain-swollen river already has left its banks upstream, forcing …

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Texas company recalls ice cream over Iowa cookie dough

Des Moines Register: A Texas ice cream company has voluntarily recalled some of its products over concerns they contain Iowa-made cookie dough potentially infected with listeria. Blue Bell Ice Cream announced the recall Wednesday after Garner-based …

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UI to add graduate program in sustainable water development

The National Science Foundation has awarded the University of Iowa a $3 million grant to develop a sustainable water development program for graduate students, Iowa Environmental Focus reported. Beginning in fall 2017, the program will train graduate …

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Coalition calls for moratorium on large-scale livestock operations

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Leaders of a newly formed coalition have suggested an immediate statewide moratorium on new construction or expansion of large-scale livestock feeding operations until Iowa takes meaningful action to lower the number of impaired …

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Boeing picks Rockwell Collins to equip 777X with touch-screen controls

Wall Street Journal: Boeing Co. and Cedar Rapids-based Rockwell Collins Inc. are teaming up to install the first touch screens in the cockpits of next-generation airliners.…