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RELEASE: Local Competitors Launch Annual Wild Prairie Showdown Campaign
August 15, 2024DES MOINES, IA (Aug. 15, 2024) – The Great Outdoors Foundation and ICON Water Trails are pleased to announce the launch of [...]
Unlocking Water Quality Investments Through Public-Private Partnerships
July 18, 2024Just over a year ago, we launched our Conservation Acceleration Fund (CAF) with the intent to expedite and maximize investments in water [...]
RELEASE: Google Provides $1.3 Million in Support to Conservation Acceleration Fund
July 11, 2024DES MOINES, IA (July 11, 2024) – The Great Outdoors Foundation is pleased to announce that Google has provided $1.3 million in [...]
Gazette: Google Will Spend Another $1B on Council Bluffs Data Center, $1.3M for River Restoration
July 3, 2024Google will invest another $1 billion in a Council Bluffs data center and $1.3 million on water quality projects in the Missouri [...]
Des Moines Register: Google Announces $1 Billion Investment in Iowa Data Centers, $1.3 Million in Water Quality
July 3, 2024Google announced its plans to invest $1 billion into its Iowa facilities. It also announced it will contribute $1.3 million towards water [...]
KMTV: Google Announces Additional $1 Billion Investment in Council Bluffs Data Center
July 2, 2024On Tuesday afternoon Google announced plans to invest another $1 billion in its data center in Council Bluffs. The tech company also [...]
KJAN: Google to Invest $1 Billion in Iowa This Year
July 2, 2024Today, Google announced plans to invest $1 billion in Iowa this year at an event at the company’s Council Bluffs data center [...]
KETV Omaha: Google Announces Expansion of Council Bluffs Data Center Campus
July 2, 2024The company is investing $1 billion into two new buildings. It will make the Council Bluffs location one of the largest data [...]
RELEASE: MidAmerican Energy Regional Fund Grant Awarded to City of Johnston
June 20, 2024DES MOINES, IA (June 20, 2024) – The Great Outdoors Foundation is pleased to announce that it has awarded its $125,000 spring [...]
From Deadly Dams to Revitalized Recreation: Iowa Initiatives Transform Waterways
June 10, 2024This content was originally published on the website of Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance, a partner of the Great Outdoors Foundation. To [...]
Midwest Regional Sustainability Summit: Creative Conservation
May 2, 2024On Thursday, May 2, Great Outdoors Foundation CEO, Hannah Inman, had the opportunity to give a short talk on Creative Conservation at [...]
Impact-Driven Conservation Investment
April 18, 2024There has never been a better time to invest in water quality solutions than right now. As top executives look to strengthen [...]
