Archive for February 2018
Grimes, Mason City firms authorized to distribute $140 million in federal tax credits
Two Iowa firms that distribute federal New Market Tax Credits have received a total of $140 million of a $3.5 billion allocation from the U.S. Treasury Department. Midwest Renewable Capital LLC, a Grimes firm that …
Read MoreIowa stocks mixed in January, down 6.3 percent year-to-date
January ended up as a mixed bag for the Iowa Index, an unweighted average of 22 Iowa-based public companies (in bold type in chart). Eleven of the 22 posted gains while the other 11 sustained losses. …
Read MoreMarch 8: Raising Capital Seminar
Host: The Greater Des Moines Partnership and the BrownWinick Law Firm
About: Startup company founders in Greater Des Moines will have the opportunity to learn from other entrepreneurs and startup investors on how to raise …
New owner to raze historic Okoboji resort, develop six lakefront homes
Sioux City Journal: Okoboji’s mayor and at least two city council members are taking a wait-and-see attitude toward a multimillion-dollar plan for redevelopment of the property known for more than a century as the Inn at …
Read MoreTuition debate will wait due to ‘considerable uncertainty’
Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Iowa Board of Regents will not discuss tuition rates for the next school year later this month — as originally planned — due to “considerable uncertainty” around state support, including looming cuts …
Read MoreGuideOne to put water leak and freeze detector app in churches
West Des Moines-based GuideOne Insurance announced that it will begin a pilot project in March to install water leak and freeze detectors in 2,000 churches that it provides property casualty coverage for across the country. …
Read MoreAirport traffic grew 3 percent in January
Passenger traffic at Des Moines International Airport rose to 201,113 in January, up 3 percent from January of last year. Kevin Foley, executive director and general manager, said Southwest Airlines added some weekend flights halfway …
Read MoreReynolds unveils tax reform plan
Gov. Kim Reynolds today unveiled a tax reform package she claimed will be a boon to owners of small businesses and to middle-class workers, farmers, families and teachers.
The package calls for a lower tax rate, phasing …
New reporter, new e-newsletter
We have some exciting news to share.
The Business Record is increasing the size of its newsroom through an investment in a new reporter, and we have launched a new weekly innovationIOWA e-newsletter that began …
Read MoreBusiness Record 2-16-18
Bridging the gap between campus and workplace
Model Farm partners with employers to develop ISU students’ skills
Focus: Talent Retention & Development
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