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  <!-- Story: Burlington Downtown Small Businesses Thrive This Fall -->
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      <image:caption>The City of Burlington announced the $6.7M defense community infrastructure award.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Corridor construction underway along Summer Street leading toward the Southeast Iowa Regional Airport.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Regional communities across Mount Pleasant, Fairfield, and Fort Madison celebrate autumn milestones.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Regional connector routes link Burlington, Fort Madison, and Keokuk employment centers along the Mississippi corridor.</image:caption>
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  <!-- Story: Burlington trade apprenticeship program doubles enrollment -->
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