Archive for February 2022
Iowa newspapers build COVID data site after state closes its own
Des Moines Register: A new website, the product of a collaboration among Iowa newspapers, will serve as a central source of Iowa COVID-19 data. The project — IowaCovidData.com — is intended to pull together in one …
Read More3.9% flat income tax result of Iowa GOP leaders’ negotiations
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Most Iowa workers would pay a flat 3.9% state income tax — a large reduction for the state’s highest wage earners and a modest decrease for low-income workers — under a new proposal …
Read MoreDickinson law offers free legal seminars
Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen PC is offering two free, in-person legal seminars in 2022. “Moving On,” the firm’s annual employment law seminar, will be from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. May 19 at the …
Read MoreAg department, Ames to partner on conservation projects in Skunk River Watershed
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship will partner with the city of Ames and the Story County Soil and Water Conservation District on water quality projects in the Skunk River watershed. According to …
Read MoreCosts of airport improvement plan under review as inflation pushes construction expenses higher
The projected cost of improvements at the Des Moines International Airport has gone up and continues to be reviewed, and officials have begun a new strategy in hopes of securing state funding to help cover …
Read MoreDMACC’s CiLive gears up for year 13
It’s time again to mark the calendar for Des Moines Area Community College’s ciLive (Celebrate Innovation Live) event. The two-day speaker series titled “Go Boldly,” is heading into its 13th year of convening a group …
Read MoreUI raises possibility of broader Children’s Hospital window replacement
Cedar Rapids Gazette: In assessing the scope of faulty windows the University of Iowa discovered were installed in the $392.7 million Stead Family Children’s Hospital five years ago, officials have decided to at least replace every …
Read MoreBlack and Brown Business Summit pitch competition applications close March 1
The pitch competition at the second annual Athene Black and Brown Business Summit is accepting applications through 5 p.m. on March 1. Any business that is at least 51% minority-owned can apply, including nationwide and …
Read MoreManchester student athlete receives Iowa Bankers achievement award, scholarship
The Iowa Bankers Association recently honored Jadyn Peyton, right, a senior at West Delaware High School in Manchester, as the 2022 recipient of the IBA’s Student Athlete Achievement Award in wrestling. The Student Athlete Achievement Awards are …
Read MoreDeveloper buys land for steakhouse, apartment project in West Des Moines
A Carmel, Ind.-development group has purchased about 9 acres in West Des Moines on which a development that includes a popular fine-dining steakhouse and high-end multifamily apartment units are planned.
The $20 million to $30 …
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