FPL Energy bids to buy Iowa nuclear plant assets
Florida based FPL Energy seeks regulatory approvals in Iowa Minnesota Illinois and Wisconsin and from federal agencies after winning an auction to acquire Alliant Energy's majority interest in the Duane Arnold Energy Center The plan includes adding 53 jobs and investing tens of millions to boost output at the Palo Iowa plant.
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FPL Energy LLC Profile Highlights Wind and Nuclear Operations
FPL Energy LLC based in Juno Beach Florida leads in wind power with 43 facilities comprising about 40 percent of U S installed capacity. Iowa sites include Cerro Gordo 41 megawatts and Hancock 98 megawatts. The firm also operates two reactor Florida nuclear plants and holds majority in Seabrook Nuclear Plant in New Hampshire.
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Compost pile near Eddyville signals Johnson County project approval
Chamness Technology plans an industrial composting site on the Johnson County side of Linn Johnson Road after the county board of adjustment approved the application. Sales manager Jim Huyser described the operation as vastly different from home piles as windrows of decaying waste sit on a large 18 acre lot south of Eddyville. The project mirrors a similar facility Chamness operates in Blairsburg and follows resident concerns raised at the June 16 hearing.
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Cedar Rapids PGA Pro Treats 107 Youth Golf Fans
Cedar Rapids' representative on the PGA Tour bought lunch Tuesday for 107 young golfers and chaperons from his hometown. The guests rode two chartered buses at Elmcrest Country Club at 6:30 a.m. for a 90 mile trip to the Tournament Players Club of Deere.
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Public Safety Meth and Marijuana Arrests Highlight Drug War
The Gazette reports marijuana remains the busiest drug for police while meth draws big attention for social harm. Cedar Rapids police felonies show 41 meth-related arrests and 47 marijuana charges in the last fiscal year ending June 30, with officials noting environmental and family impacts.
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Drug arrests and public safety concerns in Cedar Rapids
State agencies report drug arrests in 2003 with the Iowa State Patrol and Iowa Department Gazette noting marijuana use as a major problem. Cedar Rapids police Lt. Brent Long comments on the persistently high drug issue as records show.
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Vermazen brothers reunite in war torn Iraq
Klay and Kurt Vermazen, brothers from Marion, Iowa, who served in separate military branches, reunited in Iraq after six years apart. Their father Dan Vermazen, 57, said the meeting came amid the heavy toll of war and the challenges of keeping track across conflicts and locations.
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