Archive for February 2016
Three potential economic threats for Iowa
So, what indicators out there are keeping our industry experts and economists sleeping with one eye open? We wanted to hear what they are watching in 2016 and beyond. Below are three of the 13 threats…Read More
Iowa City named Blue Zones Community
Iowa City has been named a certified Blue Zones Community, the 15th city in Iowa to earn the designation. A collaboration of Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Healthways Inc. and Blue Zones LLC, the …
Read MorePR: GOP lawmakers want sales tax to pay for schools, not water quality
Statehouse Republicans are attempting to short-circuit a proposal by GOP colleague Gov. Terry Branstad to extend a sales tax intended for education so part of the money could be used to clean up Iowa’s waterways, Iowa …
Read MoreState audit: Unemployment paid to ’employees’ of fictitious companies
Fraudulent unemployment benefits claims, including some from people whose employers turned out to be fictitious, resulted in $900,000 in improper payments by Iowa Workforce Development over three years, The Des Moines Register reported, based on a state …
Read MoreTwo state agencies to jointly administer state historic tax credit program
With an application window opening Feb. 15 for what could be a $10 million round of funding for state of Iowa historic tax credits, representatives from two state agencies — the Iowa Economic…Read More
Two state agencies will work together to administer state historic tax credit program
The Iowa Economic Development Authority and the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs are meeting to work out the details of how they will oversee the state’s historic tax credit program.
For the past two weeks, representatives …
Read MorePolk County will provide up to $29 million for convention center hotel in Des Moines
Wealthy foreign nationals will not have a part in the financing of the Iowa Events Center Hotel after Polk County supervisors decided to loan up to $29 million for the 330-room convention hotel when construction…Read More
Code Consortium update
The Central Iowa Code Consortium, organized under Capital Crossroads as a way to bring some conformity to building standards, could complete its work this spring and have a draft code ready for distribution for review…Read More
Ankeny plans new library as part of effort to meet future facility needs
The Ankeny City Council has approved an estimated $17 million in new construction and renovations to help it meet future facility needs. Topping the list is a $13.5 million library and City Council chambers that…Read More
McClure completes merger with rail experts JFSCO
The merger of Clive-based McClure Engineering Co. and JFSCO Engineering of Red Oak was official as of Feb. 1. JFSCO, which specializes in rail and transloading facility design, now operates as McClure JFSCO Engineering Co.…Read More