Archive for September 2020
Iowa’s monthly unemployment rate falls to 6%
Iowa’s businesses added 5,300 jobs in August, helping to push the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate down to 6%, Iowa Workforce Development reported today.
In August 2019, Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.8%; in …
Iowa’s rural economy remains in recessionary territory with September decline
Iowa’s rural economy dipped slightly in September behind a slumping farmland price index, according to the Creighton University Rural Main Street Index released Thursday.
The September index for Iowa fell to 46.5, down from 46.8 in August, …
Iowa Supreme Court lets rulings on absentee requests stand
Associated Press: The Iowa Supreme Court is refusing to review lower court decisions that invalidated tens of thousands of voters’ absentee ballot requests at the urging of President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign. The court issued orders …
Read MoreMedical marijuana dispensaries may open soon in Coralville, Council Bluffs
Des Moines Register: The Iowa City area could soon see a licensed medical-marijuana dispensary. The Iowa Department of Public Health announced today that it had offered dispensary licenses to groups in Coralville and Council Bluffs. The …
Read MoreVariety awards more than $1.9 million to children’s initiatives
Variety — the Children’s Charity granted more than $1.9 million to children’s initiatives throughout Iowa, funding 71 children’s organizations this year, Variety announced. Variety grants provide money for capital projects, essential medical equipment, shelters, Variety …
Read More$120,000 invested to help parents during return-to-learn
The Disaster Recovery Fund, created in recent months as part of the Greater Des Moines area’s Disaster Response Plan, has invested $120,000 to help families facing uncertainty as their children return to school this fall. …
Read MoreBroadlawns’ Harvey awarded UI’s 2020 Distinguished Alumni Service Award
The University of Iowa has presented Dr. Hayley Harvey, section chief and director of dental education at Broadlawns Medical Center and a College of Dentistry alum, with the 2020 Distinguished Alumni Service Award. The award is …
Read MoreBusiness Record 9-18-20
Corrigan looks to the past to lead Water Works through the pandemic
Focus: Energy & Utilities
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Read MoreMarketing: How do we plan for 2021?
The fourth quarter is typically when businesses do their next-year planning. It’s a bit daunting to approach planning for the upcoming year, given the upheaval and chaos we are still experiencing in this calendar year. …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: Roxanne
I’ve known Roxanne Conlin a long time.
I covered her successful 1979 prosecution of Maj. Gen. Joseph May, head of the Iowa National Guard, for using guard aircraft to visit his fiancee in Florida. Her …
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