Archive for January 2021
NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Biden’s two-pronged attack on income inequality
President-elect Joe Biden wants the federal government to address income inequality by both redistributing more money to people at the bottom of the income ladder and by using policy to drive unemployment low enough to …
Read MoreCut from MLB’s minor league, Clinton and Burlington join Prospect League
Radio Iowa: The Burlington Bees and the Clinton LumberKings will play ball this spring as part of the Prospect League, which features college baseball players. In December, Major League Baseball cut ties with 42 of its …
Read MoreReynolds names new chief operating officer and head of homeland security
Des Moines Register: Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced a pair of upper-level staffing changes on Thursday, including the hiring of a new chief operating officer. Taryn Frideres, a native of Denison, will move into the role …
Read MoreMercyOne receives accreditations from National Committee for Quality Assurance
MercyOne announced it has received two quality accreditations from the National Committee for Quality Assurance, a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to improvising health care quality. The health system received the Case Management Accreditation and the …
Read MoreHubbell Homes receives national award
Hubbell Homes was a bronze award winner in the 2021 National Housing Quality Award sponsored by Pro Builder magazine. This is the first time an Iowa-based homebuilder has received the national award, established in 1993 …
Read More$3 million state grant will improve access for new BAE facility in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Iowa Transportation Commission on Wednesday awarded a $3 million RISE grant to a Cedar Rapids street project that will improve access to the $139 million BAE Systems aerospace facility being built in …
Read MoreNew medical marijuana manufacturer coming to Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Seven months after Iowa Relief closed its medical marijuana manufacturing facility in Cedar Rapids, the city is poised to get another manufacturer. The Iowa Department of Public Health on Dec. 22 issued a …
Read MoreSBA announces further PPP loan reopening dates, with a head start for smaller lenders
The application window for Paycheck Protection Program forgivable loans will open on Friday for lenders with $1 billion or less in assets, the U.S. Small Business Administration and Treasury Department announced Wednesday. Beginning Friday at 8 a.m. …
Read MoreBank of America seeks applicants for Student Leaders program
Bank of America announced that its Bank of America Student Leaders program is accepting applications from Central Iowa high school students for the 2021 program through Jan. 29. The program provides workforce skills-building and civic engagement to …
Read More$1.2M in funding available in Employer Innovation Fund, Child Care Challenge
Grant applications are open for two Future Ready Iowa programs totaling $1.2 million in funding for workforce development and child care facility development, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Wednesday. The Child Care Challenge Fund is designed …
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