Archive for August 2016
Register for Advanced Manufacturing Conference
Registration is open for the Iowa Association of Business and Industry’s 2016 Advanced Manufacturing Conference, Oct. 4 at the Meadows Events and Conference Center in Altoona. Marci Rossell, former CNBC chief economist and finance speaker, …
Read MoreIowa tourism an $8 billion business, again
Iowa tourism accounted for $8 billion in spending in 2015, the second year in a row, according to the U.S. Travel Association. State tax receipts from travel were up 25 percent at $466.7 million last …
Read MoreRegister for Advanced Manufacturing Conference
Registration is open for the Iowa Association of Business and Industry’s 2016 Advanced Manufacturing Conference, Oct. 4 at the Meadows Events and Conference Center in Altoona. Marci Rossell, former CNBC chief economist and finance speaker, …
Read MoreEMC to sponsor traveling Iowa history exhibit
A recreational vehicle outfitted with a mini-museum of Iowa history will travel to all of Iowa’s counties in the coming year, thanks to the sponsorship of EMC Insurance Cos. Mike Wolfe of the television show …
Read MoreJudge rejects motion to restrict Iowa pipeline protesters
Des Moines Register: A federal judge’s ruling Tuesday means protests aimed at halting the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline project apparently will proceed today in rural Boone County. Ed Fallon, a leader of Bold Iowa, one …
Read MoreIowa Board of Regents debut 2-year tuition and budget road map
Cedar Rapids Gazette: In a new approach to budgeting that could give families a little more help in forecasting the costs of higher education, Iowa’s Board of Regents next week will consider a road map that …
Read MoreSept. 11: Des Moines Concours
Farm, food, environmental groups launch $4 million conservation effort
Drake Law School to host 29 Chinese law students
Drake Law School will host 29 Chinese law students from the Southwest University of Political Science & Law in Chongqing as part of the first-ever Introduction to American Law and Legal System Program in September. …
Read MoreIowa banks report continued loan growth
Iowa banks reported a total of $246.3 million in net income for the second quarter, up from $231 million a year ago, the Iowa Bankers Association said in a release. Loans grew nearly 8.6 percent …
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