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Alliant Energy files rezoning application for proposed Morgan Valley Energy Center, as opposition continues to organize
Alliant Energy has filed a rezoning application with Linn County for its proposed Morgan Valley Energy Center, a natural gas-fired power plant planned near the intersection of U.S. 30 and Benton-Linn Road west of Cedar Rapids. The application requests rezoning…
Informational meeting on proposed Alliant gas-fired power plant draws heated reactions
The crowd that packed into a meeting room at the Hotel at Kirkwood Center Monday…
Linn County gas-fired power plant ordinance gets final approval
As several residents continued to voice concerns, the Linn County Board of Supervisors voted Monday…
Linn County gas-fired power plant ordinance amended again for more setback ‘flexibility’
The oft-amended Linn County ordinance governing the development of gas-fired power plants in the county’s…
Uptown Marion to host first ‘Vision to Venture’ entrepreneur networking event April 2
Uptown Marion – A Main Street Iowa Community will host its first Vision to Venture…
Iowa manufacturing competition seeks ‘Coolest Thing Made in Iowa’ nominations
The Iowa Association of Business and Industry is partnering with Nicolet National Bank to host…
Sledgehammer event kicks off Horizons ‘Our Place’ senior center construction
The concussive thuds of sledgehammers reverberated through Horizons – A Family Service Alliance Friday, March…
Cedar Rapids council adopts redevelopment plan for First Avenue East
The Cedar Rapids City Council voted this week to adopt a First Avenue East Corridor…
Linn County gas-fired power plant ordinance amended again
A new Linn County zoning ordinance amendment governing the siting of gas-fired electrical power plants…
NewBo Market scales back ‘Next Level Local’ expansion plans
Escalating construction costs have prompted Cedar Rapids’ NewBo City Market to scale back its Next…
How Tim Charles and other area leaders are redefining life after the corner office
When former Cedar Rapids Mercy Medical Center President and CEO Tim Charles retired at the…
Linn County gas-fired power plant ordinance amended for setback ‘flexibility’
The first reading of a new zoning ordinance amendment governing the siting of natural gas-fired…
University of Iowa researcher receives 2026 Watanabe Prize for muscular dystrophy research
A University of Iowa researcher has been recognized with one of the nation’s largest and…
Alliant Energy proposes new site near Fairfax for natural gas power plant
Alliant Energy is pursuing a new site near Fairfax for a proposed natural gas-fired power…
Iowa Business Council to release annual competitive dashboard report March 10
The Iowa Business Council will unveil its annual Iowa Competitive Dashboard report during a virtual…
Google to shift data center plans from rural Linn County to Palo
Google has abandoned its plans to construct a data center in unincorporated Linn County, and…