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House Republicans unveiled a proposal Thursday to create a federal paid leave policy that would be covered by employers, The Hill reported. The Workflex in the 21st Century Act, drafted with the help of the Society …
A joint research project involving ExxonMobil and Ames-based Renewable Energy Group has shown promise in using REG’s patented processes to turn sugars from farm wastes and other non-edible materials into biodiesel. ExxonMobil signed an agreement …
The director of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to appoint Dr. William Field of the University of Iowa to the federal Science Advisory Board. The panel’s official mission is “to provide independent advice and …
Politically powerful farm groups are pushing back on President Donald Trump’s proposal to sharply cut federal conservation programs — considered a key part of Iowa’s water-quality efforts — and crop insurance, Successful Farming reported. The U.S. …
October ended with a treat for the majority of companies that make up the Business Record’s Iowa Index, with 15 of the 23 state-based public companies posting gains for the month. The index, an unweighted …
Host: Greater Des Moines Partnership About: The fifth annual Executive Forum on Diversity and Inclusion aims to cultivate a community conversation surrounding inclusion opportunities in the region. Yasmine Mustafa, a tech entrepreneur, community leader and …
Radio Iowa: The company that’s ending its contract with the state to manage care for more than 200,000 Iowa Medicaid patients is laying off hundreds of employees. AmeriHealth Caritas has notified the Iowa Workforce Development agency …
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Female administrators at Iowa’s public universities made 66 percent of what their male counterparts were paid last year — an even larger chasm than Iowa’s overall gender pay gap of 77 cents on …
FBL Financial Group Inc. reported third-quarter net income of $27.1 million, or $1.08 per share, compared with $30 million, or $1.20 per share, for the third quarter of 2016. Earnings were lower primarily because of …
Washington Post: An Obama-era rule meant to cut greenhouse gas emissions — a regulation President Donald Trump wants to block — would save 4,500 premature deaths, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reported. That would be more …
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