Archive for February 2021
Opening of third round of Iowa Energy Center grants announced
The Iowa Energy Center Board and the Iowa Economic Development Authority announced the opening of the third round of the IEC Grant Program this week. The program is designed to facilitate energy-related economic development, with …
Read MoreHartmann hired as marketing coordinator position at Great Outdoors Foundation
Kaitie Hartmann was recently named as the marketing coordinator for the Great Outdoors Foundation. Hartmann will lead marketing and communication efforts for the foundation and the Central Iowa Water Trails. In the newly created position, …
Read MoreBird named chief operating officer of LCS
Chris Bird has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer for senior living company LCS in Des Moines. In this newly created position, Bird will provide oversight of LCS’ Life Care Services and Care Purchasing Services …
Read MoreSoaring lumber prices haven’t slowed new home construction in Des Moines area
A year ago, Beisser Lumber Co.’s premium framing package for a 1,700-square-foot ranch house cost about $24,000, said Dennis Oder, the company’s vice president.
Today that same package is priced at $42,000, he said, a …
Compromise seen as solution in debate over state’s ‘bottle bill’
A move to make changes to the state’s beverage container redemption law, commonly called the “bottle bill,” may be coming to a head with the introduction of several bills in this year’s Legislature.
The bills …
What to keep an eye on this week in the Iowa Legislature
Here are six bills to watch this week at the Statehouse:
1. House File 283: Would make it a crime to use synthetic urine or another person’s urine to defraud a drug or alcohol test.
2. House File …
Iowa receives nearly $1.8M from DOL to combat fraud in pandemic unemployment claims
The U.S. Department of Labor on Friday announced it has awarded $49 million in grants to support 28 states and territories to assist with fighting fraud in two federal pandemic relief programs. The agency made the awards, …
Read MoreUniversity of Iowa to reinstate women’s swimming and diving
Cedar Rapids Gazette: The University of Iowa is fully reinstating its women’s swimming and diving team after a federal judge in December found athletes had a “fair chance” of winning a lawsuit accusing the UI of …
Read MoreIowa Republicans want to overrule cities’ Section 8 bans
Des Moines Register: Landlords could reject tenants who use the federal Section 8 program to help with housing costs, under measures Republicans in the Iowa Legislature are pushing for the second time this year. If approved, …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Celebrating the women of Black History Month
The opening line of a recent Chrysalis newsletter covering Black History Month is really powerful: “It’s tough to imagine being something you have never seen.” In the newsletter, Eugenia Kutsch Stanton, president of the Chrysalis Foundation board, …
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