While economic indicators are showing mixed results nationwide, Iowa appears to be faring slightly better than expected, prompting a state board to adjust its revenue predictions. On Thursday, Revenue Estimating Conference revised its budget prediction upward slightly. The REC determines state revenue estimates and evaluates fiscal and policy impacts of programs and budget proposals. Lawmakers…

Chlorum Solutions USA has signed an agreement to buy Eddyville-based Chlor-Alkali, a subsidiary of Cargill. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2026.  The Eddyville facility produces sodium hypochlorite, hydrochloric acid, and caustic soda using advanced membrane technology. Those materials are the foundational ingredients used in dozens of industries, including water…

Des Moines will host the U.S. Navy Blue Angels as part of the 2027 Iowa Air Show: Fields of Thunder, marking the return of a large-scale air show to Central Iowa for the first time since 1991. Scheduled for May 8–9, 2027, at the Iowa Air National Guard base at Des Moines International Airport, the…

Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Healthy Kids Iowa program that funded summer meal boxes for kids received mixed reviews in preliminary results of an evaluation of the program. Erin Drinnin, director of the Division of Community Access and Eligibility with Iowa Health and Human Services, said during a recent Iowa Food System Coalition’s Iowa Local Food Policy…

Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences announced it has received initial accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education to become a sponsoring institution, allowing the university to establish its own residency and fellowship programs. The milestone enables DMU to expand its role in addressing Iowa’s physician shortage by creating clinical training opportunities…

CQ Medical, formerly CIVCO Radiotherapy, of Orange City is closing, according to Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act data. According to the notification, Medtec, doing business as CQ Medical, is closing. Thirty-three people will be laid off in the closure. The company has offices in Orange City; Coralville; Avondale, Pa.; India, Singapore and England, with…