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Bakken pipeline clears final regulatory hurdle in Iowa

Des Moines Register: Plans for the Bakken oil pipeline in Iowa cleared a final regulatory hurdle Tuesday when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers concluded that proposed crossings of Iowa waterways will comply with federal environmental …
By BPC Staff | Jul 27, 2016
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NewLink gains fast-track support for Ebola vaccine

Ames Tribune: Ames-based biopharmaceutical company NewLink Genetics has secured fast-track priority from U.S. and European drug regulators for a potential Ebola vaccine.…
By BPC Staff | Jul 27, 2016
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LyondellBasell launches $50M project in Clinton

Quad City Times: LyondellBasell, a multinational chemical manufacturer, has begun building a $50 million administration building at its Clinton complex. Company officials joined Clinton community representatives and representatives of Bush Construction Co., the project’s contractor, in a private …
By BPC Staff | Jul 26, 2016
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DOT to move 450,000 mussels for bridge project

Iowa DNR: The Iowa and Illinois transportation departments plan to move 450,000 mussels in the Mississippi River to prepare for construction of the Interstate HIghway 74 bridge. Crews are preparing for the work today, but don’t expect …
By BPC Staff | Jul 26, 2016
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Wright County takes next step in landing Prestage pork plant

Mason City Globe Gazette: The Wright County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a zoning change from agricultural to industrial Monday that would allow Prestage Foods of Iowa to build a pork processing plant near Eagle Grove. …
By BPC Staff | Jul 26, 2016
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More woes at Iowa’s new $175 million Fort Madison prison

Des Moines Register: More problems have surfaced at the $175 million new Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison, which opened nearly two years late in 2015 because of construction flaws allegedly caused by bad design work, …
By BPC Staff | Jul 25, 2016
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Deere to lay off 120 employees at East Moline factory

Reuters: Deere & Co. said today that it would lay off about 120 production employees at its John Deere Harvester Works factory in East Moline, Ill., just across the Mississippi River from Bettendorf and Davenport, Iowa. …
By BPC Staff | Jul 22, 2016
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Davenport ready to bring food trucks downtown

Quad-City Times: The city of Davenport is developing a “movable food program” that would allow mobile vendors to set up and serve customers on public property downtown. City officials have heard “significant interest” from potential vendors …
By BPC Staff | Jul 22, 2016
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Hy-Vee recalling no-salt-added black beans

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Hy-Vee is voluntarily recalling a limited quantity of no-salt-added black beans across its eight-state region because of the potential presence of plastic or metal pieces in the product.…
By BPC Staff | Jul 21, 2016
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Monona manufacturing plant to close

KWWL-TV: A second company said this week that it will close a manufacturing plant in eastern Iowa. Commercial Vehicle Group will close its plant in Monona. The company says there are 146 employees, and some will …
By BPC Staff | Jul 21, 2016
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