Iowa House and Senate Republicans’ desire for more changes to the state’s property taxes has been a focus for business groups and the state’s GOP leadership in the lead-up to and early days of the 2025 legislative session. “At the end of this session, I think that one thing you will see get done is…

Six Central Iowa nonprofits were among 19 organizations in Iowa and eastern Nebraska that received a share of $90,000 in grants from Veridian Credit Union’s Successful Financial Future Grants program. The program awards up to $5,000 to nonprofit organizations that address barriers to financial stability through financial literacy or employment readiness. The six organizations in Central…

Johnston-based Liberty National Bank has announced Brandon Bennett as its new Des Moines market president. Bennett’s responsibilities will include overseeing the bank’s growth and profitability, strategic planning and developing customer relationships. Bennett previously served as vice president for business banking at Security National Bank since December 2021. He has over 20 years of experience in…

The Common Sense Institute Iowa (CSI Iowa) board of directors has named Lisa Feuerbach as its executive director. Feuerbach started her new role in November 2024. CSI Iowa is a nonpartisan policy research organization. Feuerbach has 20 years of management and executive-level experience, including serving as the chief United States probation officer in the Northern…

Dotdash Meredith will lay off 28 workers from its Des Moines office, effective Feb. 1, according to a notice filed on the state’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) site. The layoffs are part of a larger cut of 4% of the publisher’s workforce, or 143 people, Reuters reports. InterActive Corp. unit Dotdash bought Des Moines-based publisher…

Iowa’s rural mainstreet index continued its slide in January, dropping to 40.7 from 41.7 in December and 49.6 in November. The state’s farmland price index dipped to 41.3 from 41.5 in December, but the new hiring index improved to 46.2 from 45.5. For the 16th time in the past 17 months, the 10-state region’s overall…