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Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Larget economic investment in the state's history.

Monday, September 26, 2011  Building an Adams County wind farm has been a topic since 2008 but drew opposition last year.

Monday, January 24, 2011  On January 14th, Affinity Wind entered into a joint venture with Chicago based Suzlon Wind Energy Corporation, the third largest turbine manufacturer in the world.

Wednesday, January 05, 2011  A second Adams County town has voted to restrict wind farm development.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010  MidAmerican Energy Co. says it will build wind projects in four Iowa counties, erecting enough turbines to power 190,000 homes.

Tuesday, June 08, 2010  Prior to the wind farm public hearing in Adams County on Tuesday, June 8th, KHQA's Jarod Wells went to Lee County, Illinois, the home of the first wind farm in the state.

Saturday, May 22, 2010  A public hearing has been set for Tuesday, June 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the JWCC auditorium.

Monday, March 01, 2010  A group of rural Adams County residents have reservations about new wind farms going up near their own backyards.

Monday, February 01, 2010  Two groups called Global Winds Harvest and Acciona plan to build 100 wind turbines between Clayton and Golden.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009  Obama is touring a plant in Newton, Iowa, where Maytag used to make washers and dryers. Now, it's where a Texas company builds towers for wind turbines.