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Ample, Affordable Renewable Energy Brings Apple To Iowa

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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. To Iowa’s credit, Iowa saw this and had the vision to work with the utilities and so forth so it could happen. “To

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Iowa: A Cradle For Innovation

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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.

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Best Office/Retail/Mixed-Use: 111 East Grand

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A six-person crew of carpenters erected the frame for the 66,800-sq-ft 111 East Grand—the first modern mass-timber building in Iowa—in only six weeks.

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Iowa: Moving To The Top Of The Class

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Iowa consistently earns high marks for its education climate. For many years, Iowa’s public high schools have had the nation’s highest graduation rate. Iowa ranks fifth in the nation in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) degrees conferred per 1,000 residents. In addition, Iowa is second in the U.S.

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Best Project, Government/Public Building: City of Johnston's New Town Center and City Hall

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Envisioned as the centerpiece of a new multiuse town center, the new city hall for the city of Johnston, Iowa, brings civic, retail, hospitality, office and entertainment opportunities to the area.

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Iowa Incentives Help Five Companies Invest $48M

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Earlier this month, the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) board awarded direct financial assistance and tax benefits to five companies for job creation and expansion projects. Today, Crystal provides temperature-controlled warehouse and repackaging services to food processing companies, not only in Iowa, but around the globe.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Iowa — MidAmerican Invests $1.9 Billion In New Capacity

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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 IOWA FAST FACTS. RIDING THE WIND IN IOWA.

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