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Peyton Atzen, a 16-year old student at Southeast Polk High School in Pleasant Hill, Iowa, decided to fight a speeding ticket he received from an Iowa DOT officer, citing a 70-year old Iowa Supreme Court case that said DOT officers have limited ticketing authority that does not include speeding or arrests MORE
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From cloud computing to biorenewables, Iowa has reinvented itself as a cradle for innovation. Read: Iowa: A Cradle For Innovation at BusinessFacilities.com. Advanced Manufacturing Agriculture Biotech & Pharma Chemicals Energy Featured Iowa Renewable Energy Retail biochemicals corporate expansion Iowa Economic Development Authority Iowa State University research Sponsored Content STEM Technology
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds welcomes Apple CEO Tim Cook to Iowa, as a new Apple data center is announced. Apple announced it will build a new $1.375 billion data center in Waukee, Iowa, which will be 100 percent powered by wind energy. Click the map to search Iowa Certified Sites.
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Read Iowa Is Built for Business on Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. With certified sites of up to 600 acres available for shovel-ready projects and innovative targeted tax credits, the Hawkeye State is soaring above the competition.
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Iowa offers opportunities as far as the eye can see, especially in bioscience, advanced manufacturing and finance. Read BF Location Video: Iowa: Ready For Business on Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.
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More than 50 protesters briefly stopped construction at Dakota Access pipeline worksites Saturday in west central Iowa, and two were arrested. The Des Moines Register reports 50 protesters from the Bold Iowa and Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement groups stopped equipment working on the Dakota Access pipeline construction in west central Iowa
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DECEMBER 16, 2015
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Construction Equipment
AUGUST 29, 2017
The Iowa Economic Development Authority and Governor Kim Reynolds have announced Apple plans to build a $1.3 billion data center in Waukee, Iowa.
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JUNE 5, 2015
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JANUARY 21, 2015
State Focus: Iowa Keeps Attracting Major Business Expansions appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Fiscal stability, a low cost of doing business and a skilled workforce are a formula for growth in the Hawkeye State.
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T he Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) board recently awarded direct financial assistance and tax benefits to four companies for job creation and expansion projects. SIX IOWA STARTUPS GET A BOOST. IEDA Funding, Tax Breaks Spur Job Creation in Iowa.
Construction Equipment
AUGUST 29, 2017
The Iowa Economic Development Authority and Governor Kim Reynolds have announced Apple plans to build a $1.3 billion data center in Waukee, Iowa.
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NOVEMBER 12, 2014
Alcoa Announces Investment In Iowa Aerospace Manufacturing Plant appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Davenport, IA facility positions Alcoa to continue capturing growth in aerospace and industrial sectors.
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In Iowa Manufacturing Facility appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Archives Articles By Industry Articles By Location Daily News Featured Post Iowa Manufacturing Online Features U.S. Plains blog-Nov-2015 Capital Investment electrical equipment expansion GE Iowa Department of Economic Development manufacturingBusiness Facilities (BF) Magazine. GE’s Industrial Solutions business will invest $7.4
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AUGUST 31, 2016
The Iowa Utilities Board has approved MidAmerican Energy's wind turbine project will generate enough power for 800,000 household by 2020
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MidAmerican wind generators near Pomeroy, Iowa. MidAmerican Energy Company plans to add up to 1,050 megawatts of wind generation, consisting of up to 656 new wind turbines, in Iowa by year-end 2015. Terry Branstad, a champion for wind energy in Iowa, commented on the proposal. “As
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JANUARY 22, 2015
A comprehensive list of Iowa financial aid, loans, grants, abatements, workforce development, exemptions, funds & capital investment opportunities. Iowa Incentives and Workforce Development Guide appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine.
Construction Equipment
JANUARY 17, 2016
Iowa Workforce Development , IowaWORKS and Hawkeye Community College are using a $75,000 Walmart Foundation grant to introduce low-income Iowa women to high-growth construction jobs.
Business Facilities Blog
APRIL 1, 2015
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NOVEMBER 16, 2016
Paul Trombino, director of the Iowa Dept. of Transportation for the past five years, has announced that he will leave his post on Nov. 28, 2016
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APRIL 22, 2016
That was the blunt assessment offered Thursday by Iowa Rep. Plain and simple,” said Byrnes, who chairs the Iowa House’s transportation policy committee but is not a member of the budget committee . . “It’s crap.”.
Construction Equipment
OCTOBER 21, 2016
Peyton Atzen, a 16-year old student at Southeast Polk High School in Pleasant Hill, Iowa, decided to fight a speeding ticket he received from an Iowa DOT officer, citing a 70-year old Iowa Supreme Court case that said DOT officers have limited ticketing authority that does not include speeding or arrests
Construction Equipment
APRIL 12, 2016
Nine Iowa landowners filed suit Friday against the Iowa Utilities Board saying the planned underground crude oil pipeline to be built by Dakota Access LLC doesn't qualify as a public utility and should not be granted the use of eminent domain rights.
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NOVEMBER 7, 2016
A northwest Iowa rancher was so fed up from his cattle repeatedly escaping that he mailed a bill to the pipeline company for the costs of constantly chasing his animals A landowner grew so frustrated with Dakota Access Pipeline workers that she delivered a garbage bag to county supervisors full of metal debris collected from her fields.
ENR Construction
AUGUST 10, 2016
One of the largest single investments in Alliant Energy’s multiyear plan to create cleaner and more efficient ways to generate electricity will be a $1-billion expansion of an Iowa wind farm, adding 500 MW of capacity to the 200 MW now in place
Construction Equipment
OCTOBER 16, 2016
Arson was reported at a Dakota Access site in Iowa on Saturday. In a news release Monday, Oct. 17, Dakota Access LLC said intentional burning of construction equipment has caused millions of dollars in damages. Dakota Access and contractor Precision Pipeline said the companies are offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of arsonists who burned the equipment. Dakota Access established a vandalism hotline for information related to pipeline vandalism.
Collaborative Construction
AUGUST 4, 2008
A national team of professionals used an annual bike-ride across Iowa as the motivation to show that bicycle community development can provide economic and health benefits if supported properly. The community-driven planning exercise volunteered by buildingSMART alliance™ members focused on the Quad Cities region of Iowa where the 8,500 bicyclists ended their ride on Saturday, July 26. Welcome to the Collaborative Revolution!
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NOVEMBER 14, 2017
The University of Iowa’s Visual Arts Building is a work of art, itself. The 126,000-sq-ft, four-story building is designed around a central atrium that daylights the whole building
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JULY 10, 2017
Effective July 1, 2017, rental houses who provide equipment to the general public and contractors were given more options to combat the problem of equipment not being returned when due.
BD+C
OCTOBER 12, 2016
The Iowa flood of 2008 ruined many buildings beyond repair, including four structures on the University of Iowa’s campus. One of these structures, Hancher Auditorium, was the leading performing arts presenter in the state and was known for commissioning many national and international artists to create and perform dance and theater. After the floodwaters receded, FEMA determined the auditorium could not be salvaged and needed to be replaced.
Constructor Magazine
MAY 13, 2016
On the last day of its 2016 session, the Iowa Legislature passed HF 2468, which provides for a 10% standalone tax credit for residential installations of geo-thermal heat pumps.
BD+C
OCTOBER 11, 2016
The University of Iowa’s new Visual Arts Building is a 126,000-sf facility that will house the functions of the School of Art & Art history, which were previously held in the university’s 1936 Art Building. The new building provides a space for ceramics, sculpture, metals, photography, printmaking, 3D design, intermedia, animation, and graphic design. There is also space for graduate student studies, faculty and staff studios and offices, and gallery space
Construction Equipment
OCTOBER 5, 2015
The Iowa Department of Transportation is using accelerated bridge construction (ABC) to replace the Little Silver Creek Bridge in 21 days
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and Case Construction Equipment will invest $24 million to expand production in Burlington, Iowa with the addition of the company’s M Series crawler dozer production line. CNH Industrial N.V.
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