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Google data center near Palo would use 10.4M gallons of water per day
PALO — Google’s proposed data center campus near Palo could use up to 10.4 million gallons of water each day, drawn directly from the Cedar River. That figure — what it takes to fill 16 Olympic-sized swimming pools — is outlined in a water use memo Google sent to Palo as part of the company’s exploration into a roughly 550-acre site near the Duane Arnold Energy Center. It’s estimated the withdrawal would amount to roughly 0.3% of the Cedar River’s total annual flow. Those projections are for the facility at full scale, but construction of the site will be phased. That means initial water use demands would be smaller and grow over time. Google has stated the site could hold up to six buildings, with one building per phase. Based on those figures, Google technical program manager Kiran Udayakumar last month told Palo residents the Cedar River could safely handle that withdrawal under normal, dry and drought conditions without adverse impacts. “At every Google site, we conduct a rigorous, multifactor watershed health assessment,” he said. “That assessment confirmed that the (Cedar River) basin has healthy, long-term capacity and low overall physical water scarcity.” The proposed data center campus near Palo
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Cedar Valley Ascent Will Stay Open in Waverly
Cedar Valley Ascent has announced that they will continue to operate, separate from Cedar Valley Medical Specialists. Ascent operates the location in Waverly between HyVee and Miller True Value. They say they are navigating some operational changes but that their commitment to their patients and the communities they serve remains strong. Specifically they say their Skin Cancer Treatment services will continue to operate and patients will be informed of any changes affecting other services or appointments. CVMS abruptly ceased operations on Friday after defaulting on $15million worth of loans. Employees went unpaid and lost insurance coverage. Dr. Gregory Harter of Cedar Valley Family Medicine says that his clinic has partnered with the Waverly Health Center and will move from Tower Park Drive in Waterloo to Waverly. The exact location is unknown but is likely to be within the Waverly Health Center initially.
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John Deere officials announced Friday the company will be hiring 400 new workers across its factories
John Deere officials announced Friday the company will be hiring 400 new workers across its factories. In addition, more than 275 employees will be called back to its Waterloo operations, bringing total callbacks to approximately 1,000 since 2024. Deere officials said with these callbacks, all employees previously on layoff in Waterloo, the Quad Cities, Ottumwa, and Dubuque have been asked to return to work. However, about 125 employees remain on layoff status in the Des Moines area. Deere officials said in a news release that hiring would take place at facilities in Moline, Milan, Davenport, Dubuque, and Ottumwa.
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KXEL Morning News for Mon. Nov. 02, 2026
WATERLOO, Iowa (KCRG) – John Deere says it will callback 275 employees to its Waterloo operations and hire another 400 people across its factories. Deere did not give a timeline for the callbacks and hirings, only saying they will be in “coming months.” Deere had laid off numerous employees in recent years as the farm equipment industry experienced lower demand.
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Deere calling back, hiring hundreds of employees across facilities
John Deere is calling back employees and hiring hundreds more across several facilities, according to a company news release. Deere expects to hire over 400 people across its factories and call back over 275 more employees to its Waterloo operations over the next few months. This will bring total callbacks to about 1,000 employees since […]
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Google gives Palo details and water study on data center near Duane Arnold nuclear plant
Google held an informational open house for the Palo community to ask questions about a proposed data center near NextEra Energy's Duane Arnold Energy Center. The tech giant is also agreeing to pay for a regional water study led by Linn County.
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October 27th Cattle Sale Results
Here are your October 27th Cattle Sale Results, powered by Waverly Sales Company. Starting off in the fat cattle ring, Fat Steers topped out at $227.75 per hundredweight from Brennan Duffy. For Fat Heifers, Travis Soppe brought the top price, setting the pace at $228.00. For Dairy Fats, John Luhring led the way at $215.50.