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PPP gets the job done: Three-party deal saves time and money for client

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Four years ago, The Weitz Company formed a public-private partnership with the city of Des Moines and Polk County, Iowa, for a $101 million hotel/convention center in downtown Des Moines. Weitz, acting as developer and design-builder, leased the land and borrowed the money for the project.

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MidAmerican Energy Announces Third Site For Wind XI Project

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This is the third site in Iowa selected for construction as part of the Wind XI project. MidAmerican Energy expects to pay up to approximately $137 million in county property taxes and up to approximately $114 million in landowner lease payments over the 40-year lifespan of the project. “We Altogether, the $3.6 Altogether, the $3.6

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Biggest Construction Companies In The US

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Bovis Lend Lease. Pepper Construction Group. Power Construction. Walsh Construction. BMWC Constructors. Duke Construction. The Hagerman Group. TRAYLOR BROS. Wilhelm Construction. Ball Construction. Henkel Construction. Larson & Larson. Clarkson Construction. Crossland Construction. Fogel Anderson Construction. Schweiger Construction.

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Richelieu Foods Expanding In Wheeling, IL

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will expand its manufacturing capacity by leasing a 115,000-square-foot food grade manufacturing plant in Wheeling, IL. Richelieu Foods employs more than 800 employees across manufacturing facilities in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa and Ohio. “We Richelieu Foods Inc. and Canada. and Canada.

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COVER STORY: Shovel Ready Sites Are Growing From The Ground Up

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IOWA STARTS WITH MEGA SITES. Iowa’s program is one of the newest out there and is still under development. The Iowa Economic Development Authority (EDA) is currently working with McCallum Sweeney to build the program. “We The University of Iowa Research Park located in the city of Coralville (Photo: The University of Iowa).

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All About of Construction Equipment | Types of Construction Equipment | Machines Used in Construction | Heavy-Duty Equipment

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The company continues to make tractors of various different types at factories in four us states: georgia, tennessee, iowa and Wisconsin. The company continues to manufacture a large percentage of its tractors in waterloo, iowa, namely the 7r, 8r, and 9r series. John Deere has kept its roots in the united states. Deere Construction.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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States poised for major growth in wind energy in coming years include Iowa, Kansas, Texas, Nebraska, North Dakota and Michigan. Today, there are 3,198 utility-scale wind turbines in operation in Iowa and 100 wind projects online and producing electricity in the state. Wind energy is now the fifth-largest electricity source in the U.S.,