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Form a Business

Certificate to do business.

Iowa Code § 496B.17
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496B.17. Certificate to do business. Upon the approval of the authority as required in this chapter and the issuance of a certificate as provided in the Iowa business corporation Act, chapter 490, a development corporation shall then be authorized to commence business and to issue stock thereof to the extent authorized in its articles of incorporation. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §496B.17] 2001 Acts, ch 24, §64; 2011 Acts, ch 118, §85, 89
Source: Iowa Legislature (legis.iowa.gov)URL: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/496B.17.pdfFetched: 10/20/2026

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