Archive for June 2021
IEDA announces awards to six communities for sewer and water improvements
The Iowa Economic Development Authority has awarded more than $2.2 million to improve water and sewer infrastructure in six Iowa communities. According to a news release, the awards were made through the Community Development Block …
Read MoreIRS begins issuing refunds to taxpayers who overpaid due to Rescue Plan provision
The Internal Revenue Service announced Friday it has begun sending more than 2.8 million refunds to taxpayers who paid taxes on unemployment compensation that new legislation now excludes as income. IRS efforts to correct unemployment compensation overpayments …
Read MoreStudy: More than $1.35 trillion left unclaimed in forgotten 401(k) accounts
Changing jobs throughout a career is not uncommon, but it has contributed to millions of Americans leaving behind retirement savings in their 401(k) plans, MarketWatch reported. According to a recent study conducted by Capitalize, a company that …
Read MoreStocks mixed in May, but majority of Iowa companies positive
Ten of the 17 Iowa-based companies on the Business Record’s Iowa Index posted stock price gains for the month of May. Only one company posted double-digit percentage gains. Seven Iowa-based stocks posted losses.
Renewable Energy …
NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: When are you returning to the office?
As we begin acclimating ourselves to a world that is opening back up and living with fewer restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic spread, one question seems to pop up in nearly every conversation I …
Read MoreNext discussion in Partnership’s Public Policy Forum Series announced
The Greater Des Moines Partnership is joining Capital Crossroads and Young Professionals Connection to host the next in its series of public policy forums on Tuesday, June 15. The next forum is focused on the …
Read MoreDMACC locations remain closed June 7, network remains offline as cybersecurity investigation continues
All DMACC classes are canceled, locations remain closed and the community college’s network remains offline today as the college continues investigating a cybersecurity incident last week, according to a statement posted to DMACC’s website this morning. …
Read MoreGuest opinion: Turning coal into a diamond
I was raised in Altoona, Iowa and played my first soccer league at around 5 years old. I am absolutely certain that my dad and almost all of the other teams from the budding Altoona …
Read MoreFavorite automobiles in Iowa: Chevrolet overall, Ford F-150 for specific vehicle
Des Moines Register: Iowa loves Chevrolets. But the vehicle it loves most of all is the Ford F-150. Those were the findings of a Des Moines Register analysis of Iowa Department of Transportation records conducted as …
Read MoreNew Anamosa prison warden comes from South Dakota
Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Iowa Board of Corrections today named a South Dakota deputy prison warden to lead the Anamosa State Penitentiary, where two inmates are accused of killing a correctional officer and a nurse on …
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