Archive for March 2019
Iowa Water Festival seeks sponsors for inaugural public event
Seeding Sovereignty is seeking sponsors for the inaugural Iowa Water Festival in honor of World Water Day, to be held June 23 at the Izaak Walton League in Des Moines. Organizers are working to raise …
Read MoreFed courthouse: ‘They came back and gave us a box’
All is not quiet on the federal courthouse front.
The Des Moines City Council voted Monday to send a letter to the chief of the General Services Administration objecting to what City Councilwoman Linda Westergaard …
NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: U.S. trails Europe in technology and data-science skills ranking
The news out last week that Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stayed at 2.4 percent last month made this bit of news from a Bloomberg article all the more interesting — a survey of Coursera users showed …
Read MoreIRS expands relief from underpayment penalty
The Internal Revenue Service announced on Friday an amended notice that reduces the amount of tax that an individual must have paid in 2018 to avoid the underpayment of estimated income tax penalty to 80 percent, the …
Read MoreFlood relief provides disaster unemployment assistance in five counties
Residents of flood-struck Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona and Woodbury counties are eligible for disaster unemployment assistance, which expands eligibility for unemployment benefits and provides assistance to the self-employed, including business owners and farmers, according to …
Read MoreClive partners with FEMA, Corps of Engineers on flood mitigation for Walnut Creek
The city of Clive, FEMA and the Army Corps of Engineers have partnered to research what future Walnut Creek flooding could look like once most of the watershed is developed, Clive announced Monday evening. Today, …
Read MoreReynolds launches 211 Flood Hotline and one-stop flood website to assist Iowans
Effective immediately, Iowans can call 211 with questions or concerns about recent massive flooding and steps available to recovery, Gov. Kim Reynolds’ office announced. The Flood Hotline is open 24 hours a day, seven days …
Read MoreWorld Food Prize exec Quinn to retire
Kenneth Quinn, 76, plans to retire as president of the World Food Prize Foundation on Jan. 3 after 20 years on the job.
The former ambassador to Cambodia has held the World Food Prize post since 1999. …
April 3: How to Be Funny (Even If You’re Not): Comedy-Inspired Copywriting Tips for Marketers
Host: AMA Iowa
About: Lianna Patch, Head Puncher, Copywriter for Punchline Copy, will show you why and how you can get started using humor in your marketing copy — from humor’s actual effects on the …
Iowa Fluid Power to expand by 45,0000 square feet in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Fluid-power products distributor Iowa Fluid Power plans to expand its facility in Cedar Rapids by 45,000 square feet. The project, in connection with sibling companies Electro-Hydraulic Automation and Blairs Buildings LLC, is valued …
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