Archive for January 2022
Proposed changes to Des Moines City Council rules would limit actions by council members
Des Moines Register: It could become harder for Des Moines City Council members to individually propose changes and more difficult for residents to force the council to address issues under new rules the council will consider …
Read MoreSBA announces cybersecurity pilot program, $3M in grants
The U.S. Small Business Administration is launching the Cybersecurity for Small Business Pilot Program and allocating $3 million in new funding to help emerging small business owners develop their cybersecurity infrastructure, SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas …
Read MoreEveryStep announces $3.5M collaboration to address home health hazards in Central Iowa
EveryStep announced on Friday it has been awarded a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development which it will use to make hundreds of Central Iowa families’ homes safer. Through …
Read MoreIowa’s rural economy improves slightly as concerns over farm input prices mount
Iowa’s rural economy experienced marginal growth in January, according to a monthly survey of bank managers, and despite declines in indexes used to measure performance in farmland values and hiring, confidence increased for the second …
Read MoreOnDemand: 2022 Legislative Forecast
We sat down with business leaders to learn what issues they are focusing on when the Legislature convenes on Jan. 10. We discussed how the continuing coronavirus pandemic may affect legislation and the effects that …
Read MoreWorkers cleaning up after Iowa bird flu outbreak owed $3.3 million in back wages
Des Moines Register: Thousands of workers who cleaned and sanitized Iowa poultry facilities after bird flu killed millions of laying hens and turkeys were shorted $3.3 million in back wages and benefits, the U.S. Department of …
Read MoreMercyOne Richard Deming Cancer Center opens with focus on patient-centered cancer care
The MercyOne Richard Deming Cancer Center is located in remodeled space on the existing MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center campus. Photo courtesy MercyOne Des Moines
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today to …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Child care providers face a variety of challenges heading into 2022
Fearless Editor Emily Kestel recently published a two-partseries looking at child care issues across the state. So it wasn’t a surprise to me to see the Marshalltown Times-Republican reporting that local providers are facing challenges this year. “It’s kind …
Read MoreIowa launches $9 million program aimed at expanding diversity among teachers
Des Moines Register: Pressure to address teacher demographics in Iowa is mounting as the state’s student population continues to diversify. Between 2000 and 2021, the percentage of students of color in public schools statewide rose from …
Read MoreNew association for lodging industry launched in Iowa
A group of Iowa hospitality owners and operators has announced the formation of the Iowa Hotel & Lodging Association, a new nonprofit trade association that will promote, educate and advocate on behalf of the state’s …
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