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  1. Construction begins on Orascom plant near Wever IowaRead the original story

    Thursday Jun 13 | KHQA-TV Quincy

    A billion dollar investment in Southeast Iowa is beginning to take shape as t he Orascom Corporation is starting to build its new fertilizer plant near Wever.

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  2. Cities, groups request traffic study for IFCRead the original story

    Saturday Jun 1 | Hawk Eye

    The Iowa Fertilizer Co. plant in Wever just recently started construction, but already city officials are concerned about the impact it will ...

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  3. Egypt business tycoons return after family company Orascom Construction settles tax disputeRead the original story w/Photo

    May 3, 2013 | Canada.com

    ... Republican Gov. Terry Branstad sign their name in concrete during a groundbreaking ceremony for a fertilizer plant in Wever, Iowa. Cairo airport officials say business tycoon Onsi Sawiris and his family have returned to Egypt Friday, May 3, 2013 ...

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  4. Orascom issues $1.2B in tax-exempt bondsRead the original story

    May 3, 2013 | The Des Moines Register

    ... the state it would invest at least $1.4 billion in the Lee County project. The revised capital investment near Wever would make it the largest in Iowa history, inching out competitor CF Industries. CF Industries, based in Deerfield, Ill., plans to ...

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  5. Orascom issues $1.2 billion in bonds, ups fertilizer plant investmentRead the original story

    May 2, 2013 | The Des Moines Register

    ... the state it would invest at least $1.4 billion in the Lee County project. The revised capital investment near Wever would make it the largest in Iowa history, inching out competitor CF Industries. The Deerfield, Ill., company plans to invest $1.7 ...

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  6. Iowa Fertilizer Co. Issues $1.2 Billion of BondsRead the original story

    May 1, 2013 | Market Wire

    ... to finance the cost to develop and construct a new US$ 1.8 billion greenfield nitrogen-based fertilizer complex in Wever, Iowa, representing the largest investment in Iowa's history. The facility is the first world-scale nitrogen fertilizer facility ...

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  7. Could explosion similar to one in Texas happen again in Iowa?Read the original story

    Apr 19, 2013 | The Des Moines Register

    ... a repeat of a similar disaster? Or will the new fertilizer-manufacturing facilities planned for Sergeant Bluff, Wever and possibly Mitchell County be safer than older plants? The Terra Industries ammonium nitrate plant in Sergeant Bluff, south of ...

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  8. Acting like a child has never been so much funRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 8, 2013 | Hawk Eye

    ... mother 25 years ago, but through that frustration came fun, lots of fun. And more than 4 ... Avery Feehan, 2, of Wever fishes for toys during the 25th Day of the Child event Sunday at Westland Mall in West Burlington. Community Action of Southeast ...

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  9. Elizabeth HirteRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 22, 2013 | Hawk Eye

    Elizabeth Ann Hirte, 72, of Wever died at 12:12 a.m. Thursday, March 21, 2013, at Great River Hospice House in West Burlington.

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  10. Branstad offers defense of Iowa fertilizer plant Gov. Terry Branstad...Read the original story

    Mar 13, 2013 | Vallejo News

    ... of contract fraud and tax evasion. Branstad told a room of about 100 people that the plant being developed in nearby Wever would create 2,500 temporary construction jobs, 165 permanent jobs, and save farmers $740 million annually by cutting the ...

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  11. Branstad Offers Defense Of Iowa Fertilizer PlantRead the original story

    Mar 13, 2013 | Manufacturing.net

    ... of contract fraud and tax evasion. Branstad told a room of about 100 people that the plant being developed in nearby Wever would create 2,500 temporary construction jobs, 165 permanent jobs, and save farmers $740 million annually by cutting the ...

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  12. Gov. Branstad defends $1.4B fertilizer-plant deal with Egyptian firmRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 12, 2013 | Gretna Breeze

    ... of contract fraud and tax evasion. Branstad told a room of about 100 people that the plant being developed in nearby Wever would create 2,500 temporary construction jobs and 165 permanent jobs and save farmers $740 million annually by cutting the ...

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  13. Wever fertilizer plant a topic at Fort Madison town hall meetingRead the original story

    Mar 12, 2013 | KHQA-TV Quincy

    Governor Terry Branstad took to the podium, and gave his full support toward a first-of-its-kind fertilizer plant in Wever, Iowa.

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  14. State: Egypt Tax Case Shouldn't Affect Iowa PlantRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 5, 2013 | KCRG

    ... Republican Gov. Terry Branstad sign their name in concrete during a groundbreaking ceremony for a fertilizer plant in Wever, Iowa. State and local officials promised Orascom $200 million in tax breaks to build the fertilizer plant in southeast Iowa ...

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  15. Statistically, Iowa has a lot going for itRead the original story w/Photo

    Mar 1, 2013 | Hawk Eye

    If you were a company CEO looking to hire a sales representative to handle your top accounts, you'd want a top gun who was energetic, intell ... Brenna Norman/The Hawk Eye Debi Durham, director of the Iowa Department of Economic Development, speaks during Iowa Fertilizer Co.'s groundbreaking ceremony last fall near Wever.

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  16. Status of projectsRead the original story w/Photo

    Feb 19, 2013 | Hawk Eye

    Iowa has been providing business incentives for decades, but started in 2003 keeping records on projects that get state aid. The Cedar Rapi ... John Lovretta/The Hawk Eye Construction equipment sits Monday at the site of a $1.4 billion fertilizer plant in Green Bay Bottoms near Wever.

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  17. Iowa fertilizer plant gets state road grantRead the original story

    Feb 15, 2013 | KHQA-TV Quincy

    ... Lee County was awarded a nearly $5 million grant for road upgrades at the site of the Iowa Fertilizer Company near Wever. The Egypt-based company Orascom Construction Industries is building the plant. The project also is expected to create 2,500 ...

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  18. Iowa fertilizer plant gets state road grantRead the original story

    Feb 15, 2013 | KHQA-TV Quincy

    ... Lee County was awarded a nearly $5 million grant for road upgrades at the site of the Iowa Fertilizer Company near Wever. The Egypt-based company Orascom Construction Industries is building the plant. The project also is expected to create 2,500 ...

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  19. Iowa unaware of Orascom fraud suitRead the original story

    Feb 15, 2013 | Hawk Eye

    State and local officials promised an Egyptian company $200 million in tax breaks to build a fertilizer plant near Wever without ...

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  20. APNewsBreak: Iowa unaware of company's fraud suitRead the original story

    Feb 14, 2013 | Seattle Post-Intelligencer

    ... Republican Gov. Terry Branstad sign their name in concrete during a groundbreaking ceremony for a fertilizer plant in Wever, Iowa. State and local officials promised Orascom $200 million in tax breaks to build the fertilizer plant in southeast Iowa ...

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