POLK COUNTY, Iowa ( Iowa Capital Dispatch ) - The State of Iowa is contesting an injunction issued in a lawsuit brought by the former operator of the state-owned Honey Creek Resort in southern Iowa.

The lawsuit , filed last month in Polk County District Court by Achieva Enterprises, alleges state officials have misled the public into believing the company acted negligently and withdrew from the financially troubled Honey Creek Resort.

Achieva, which was hired by the state several years ago to operate and revitalize the resort at Rathbun Lake, is suing the Iowa Department of Administrative Services and Iowa Department of Natural Resources for the “abrupt and unlawful termination” of its concessionaire agreement with the state.

According to the lawsuit, DAS terminated its contract with

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