Archive for January 2015
HUD awards more than $8 million for homeless programs in Iowa
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has provided $8.3 million in grants to 55 housing and service programs in Iowa, according to a release. The Continuum of Care grants allow local housing programs to …
Read MoreDesigner Sobiech Munson receives national recognition
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced that Ann Sobiech Munson, an architect and specifier with Substance Architecture in Des Moines, is a recipient of the 2015 AIA Young Architects Award, according to a …
Read MoreNewton Development Corp. receives $200,000 from USDA for loans
Newton Development Corp. has received $200,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture rural development programs to help small businesses in poor or underserved areas. The USDA provides the loans to local organizations that in turn …
Read MoreIowa unemployment rate drops to 4.1 percent
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 4.1 percent in December from 4.3 percent in November, Iowa Workforce Development reported. The state’s jobless rate was 4.2 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 5.6 …
Read MoreIowa Business Council: State loses ground on diversity
The Iowa Business Council’s 2015 Iowa Competitiveness Index found stagnant population growth that means efforts to improve quality of life, affordability, and employment opportunities will be even more important in the future, the council reported.
“In …
Read MoreU of I takeover of AIB good for business?
The small business school Everett O. Fenton established in the Victoria Hotel, the place once known for its downtown typing classes, home of the Eagles, soon may sport the tiger hawk of the University of …
Read MoreBroadband legislation introduced in Iowa Senate
Sen. Steve Sodders, a Democrat from State Center, has introduced legislation that calls for extending high-speed fiber-optic services to rural Iowa and other underserved or unserved areas of the state.
The legislation, Senate …
Read MorePappajohns donate $50,000 for entrepreneurial scholarships
John and Mary Pappajohn have presented a $50,000 gift to the North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) Foundation in honor of Jamie Zanios, who retired as from his position as NIACC vice president of institutional …
Read MoreLoebsack, Grassley seek investigation into CoOportunity failure
At least two of Iowa’s members of Congress are seeking investigations into the financial collapse of the federally backed health care cooperative, CoOportunity Health, The Des Moines Register reported. Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley and Democrat U.S. Rep. …
Read MorePipeline companies to merge in $18 billion deal
Dallas-based pipeline operator Energy Transfer Partners LP, which is seeking regulatory approval to build a shale oil pipeline that would cross Iowa, announced today it has agreed to buy Regency Energy Partners LP in a …
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