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Iowa’s biggest economic project ever: $1.9b wind turbine plan

Iowa’s largest energy company announced plans Wednesday to spend $1.9 billion to install hundreds of wind turbines by the end of 2015, marking what the governor described as the largest economic development project in the state’s history.Officials with Des Moines-based MidAmerican Energy made the announcement at a Statehouse news conference with Gov. Continue reading

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‘Girls Gone Wild’ Honcho Joe Francis — Convicted in Female Assault Case

“Girls Gone Wild” founder Joe Francis has just been found guilty of assault — and a slew of other charges — after attacking a woman in his Hollywood mansion back in 2011.The L.A. City Attorney just made the announcement … Francis was convicted… Continue reading

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‘Girls Gone Wild’ Honcho Joe Francis — Convicted in Female Assault Case

“Girls Gone Wild” founder Joe Francis has just been found guilty of assault — and a slew of other charges — after attacking a woman in his Hollywood mansion back in 2011.The L.A. City Attorney just made the announcement … Continue reading

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Stocks end near lows after Fed announcement

Stocks kicked off May with a thud, with major averages dropping nearly 1 percent across the board, as a batch of weaker-than-expected economic data overshadowed the Federal Reserve’s plan to maintain its stimulus program.”I don’t think there’s any new information in this announcement – in fact, I’d have been surprised if the Fed had done something different,” said John Fox, co-manager of the FAM V… Continue reading

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