Archive for January 2021
Jan. 30: Rally Against Cancer
Host: John Stoddard Cancer Center
About: The diagnosis of cancer changes lives forever. For patients and families the changes are often physical, emotional and psychological. Rally Against Cancer raises money to help the patients and …
NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Youth poet laureate overcame personal challenge to deliver speech
As I was watching the presidential inauguration on Wednesday, I particularly enjoyed hearing the youth poet laureate, Amanda Gorman, recite the poem that she had written for the occasion — “The Hill We Climb.” I …
Read MoreCIBO, Peoples Co. join to offer carbon credits
CIBO and Peoples Co. have announced a partnership to offer carbon credits on more than 20,000 acres of managed land. According to a news release, the collaboration makes the Clive-based Peoples the first land management company to offer …
Read MoreIWD to reissue tax forms for unemployment claimants
Iowa Workforce Development announced that it will reissue new 1099-G tax forms to all claimants on Monday, Jan. 25, due to possible errors in the forms that were already sent. After recently mailing the 1099-G …
Read MoreJudge: City can buy downtown Des Moines parking garage
The city of Des Moines can purchase a beleaguered downtown parking garage located at Walnut Street and Fifth Avenue, a Polk County District Court judge has ruled.
The structure has been at the center of …
Principal survey highlights greater COVID impact on businesses in rural communities
The prolonged economic impacts of COVID-19 have been wearing on small and medium-sized businesses, as owners report more uncertainty about when and how they may recover, according to a new report from Principal Financial Group. …
Read MoreCOVID-19 recovery at forefront of 2021 session
Lawmakers returned to the Statehouse Jan. 11 to begin the 2021 session with issues like business growth and education among their top priorities as the state continues its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
Legislators began …
Read MoreBusiness leaders outline priorities for 2021 legislative session
Expansion of broadband infrastructure, improving access to affordable child care and eliminating the child care benefits cliff will likely be issues of focus during the 2021 legislative session.
That was the message from business and …
Read MoreBusiness Record 1-22-21
Iowa City Council approves $12.25 million financing plan for downtown project
Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Iowa City Council on Tuesday threw its support behind a downtown development designed to revitalize and preserve the character of the Pedestrian Mall. A resolution approving $12.25 million in tax increment financing …
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