Archive for October 2018
State revenue forecast up 4.9% this year, but only 1.7% for FY 20
Des Moines Register: State government revenue in Iowa is forecast to rise by 4.9 percent for the current fiscal year, but it’s projected to rise by only 1.7 percent the following year, which Democrats warn could …
Read MoreAnalysts: E15 all-year play won’t affect market much
Successful Farming reports that the Trump administration’s move to allow 15 percent blends of ethanol all year — a longtime goal of the industry — won’t have much effect on the markets. That’s because the oil…Read More
Deadline for apprenticeship applications coming Oct. 26
Organizations have until 1 p.m. Oct. 26 to submit proposals to Iowa Workforce Development to receive funding for Registered Apprenticeship opportunities in Iowa. The state received a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of…Read More
Des Moines-W.D.M. ranks highly in prosperity, education
A new analysis of the Distressed Communities Index by the Economic Innovation Group found a “great reshuffling” of communities as the recovery from the Great Recession continues. Greater Des Moines apparently is one of the winners. The report notes …
Read MoreEconomic Impact Award winners named
Nine Central Iowa business have received Economic Impact Awards from the Business Record and the Greater Des Moines Partnership. They are:
— Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Co., a 109-year-old company that acts as a privately owned, …
Read MoreIowa retail leader Richard von Maur dead at 86
Quad-City Times: Retail leader and community supporter Richard B. von Maur Jr., 86, co-chairman of Von Maur Department Store, died Saturday in Davenport. He joined the family-owned retail business started by his grandfather, C.J. von Maur, …
Read More60 years later, northern Iowa’s Highway 20 expansion is finally done
Des Moines Register: Iowa community leaders have dreamed about it for decades and now it is finally complete: a high-speed, four-lane expressway project across northern Iowa. The U.S. Highway 20 corridor extends 302 miles to link …
Read MoreINSIDER NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Where do you go to feel at home?
Every year, Ikea Group and INKGA Holding publishes a research report on how people live in and relate to aspects of their homes. While years past have looked back on subjects like morning routines or …
Read MoreUI researcher receives $2 million for gene-editing work on airway diseases
A University of Iowa researcher has received a $2 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Paul McCray, executive vice chair in the Stead Family …
Read MoreLouisiana contractor wins $62M in Iowa fertilizer plant lawsuit
A federal jury has awarded a Louisiana mechanical contractor hired to help build a fertilizer plant in southeast Iowa $62.4 million after concluding the fertilizer plant’s general contractor defaulted on a contract, reports U.S. News & …
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