Construction of Alliant Energy's new regional center in Britt started in April and is still expected to finish in December 2020. It is anticipated to open only for limited employee use in January 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Grace Zaplatynsky
Alliant Energy is building a new regional center in Britt to oversee operations at the Golden Plains Wind Farm and energy delivery.
Sandhill cranes dance in rural Gibbon, Neb., in 2006. Hundreds of thousands of cranes stop for several weeks in the Platte River basin for food and rest before resuming their springtime migration north.
In this Nov. 27, 2012 photo, endangered Mississippi sandhill cranes are seen after being released at a temporary transitional habitat, before later being released into the wild, at the Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge in Gautier, Miss. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
In this Friday, Feb. 6, 2015 photo, sandhill cranes begin to stir after resting for the night at a roosting location along their winter migration route in Cecilia, Ky. According to counts made by biologists with the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Resources, about 12,000 of the birds have stopped in Cecilia this week during their winter northward migration on their way to their nesting grounds in the Great Lakes region. (AP Photo/David Stephenson)
In this March 15, 2018 image, sandhill cranes fly near Gibbon, Neb., as a jet forms a condensation trail high above. Huge numbers of sandhill cranes stop in the Platte River basin for rest and food before resuming their migration north. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
In this March 15, 2018 image, sandhill cranes dance near Gibbon, Neb. Huge numbers of sandhill cranes stop in the Platte River basin for rest and food before resuming their migration north. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
In this March 15, 2018 image, sandhill cranes fill the sky near Gibbon, Neb. Huge numbers of sandhill cranes stop in the Platte River basin for rest and food before resuming their migration north. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Sandhill cranes dance in rural Gibbon, Neb., in 2006. Hundreds of thousands of cranes stop for several weeks in the Platte River basin for food and rest before resuming their springtime migration north.
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A sandhill crane looks around as it forages for food on July 5, 2007, in Jupiter, Fla.
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In this Nov. 27, 2012 photo, endangered Mississippi sandhill cranes are seen after being released at a temporary transitional habitat, before later being released into the wild, at the Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge in Gautier, Miss. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Gerald Herbert
In this Friday, Feb. 6, 2015 photo, sandhill cranes begin to stir after resting for the night at a roosting location along their winter migration route in Cecilia, Ky. According to counts made by biologists with the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Resources, about 12,000 of the birds have stopped in Cecilia this week during their winter northward migration on their way to their nesting grounds in the Great Lakes region. (AP Photo/David Stephenson)
David Stephenson
In this March 15, 2018 image, sandhill cranes fly near Gibbon, Neb., as a jet forms a condensation trail high above. Huge numbers of sandhill cranes stop in the Platte River basin for rest and food before resuming their migration north. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Nati Harnik
In this March 15, 2018 image, sandhill cranes dance near Gibbon, Neb. Huge numbers of sandhill cranes stop in the Platte River basin for rest and food before resuming their migration north. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Nati Harnik
In this March 15, 2018 image, sandhill cranes fill the sky near Gibbon, Neb. Huge numbers of sandhill cranes stop in the Platte River basin for rest and food before resuming their migration north. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Nati Harnik
PHOTOS: North Iowa thunderstorms - June 2020
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Lightning lit the entire area at this spot in Worth County, making the photo appear black and white.
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June Storms
A bolt of lighting strikes over Highway 9 near I-35 as a thunderstorm rolls through North Iowa in early June.
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Thunderstorms roll through north Iowa on June 2.
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Thunderstorms roll through North Iowa on June 2, 2020.
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Thunderstorms roll through north Iowa on June 2.
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Thunderstorms roll through north Iowa on June 2.
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Thunderstorms roll through north Iowa on June 2.
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Thunderstorms roll through north Iowa on June 2.
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Thunderstorms roll through north Iowa on June 2.
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Thunderstorms roll through north Iowa on June 2.
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Thunderstorms roll through north Iowa on June 2.
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Grace Zaplatynsky covers Hancock and Winnebago counties. You can reach her at Grace.Zaplatynsky@GlobeGazette.com or by phone at 641-421-0534.
The Winnebago County Board of Supervisors heard some concerns about a new wind turbine project that is currently in the works in the northern …
Construction of Alliant Energy's new regional center in Britt started in April and is still expected to finish in December 2020. It is anticipated to open only for limited employee use in January 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
