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Find out the jobless rates of Iowa communities

In Marshalltown, 6.4% of people in its labor force were unemployed in June, the highest percentage among Iowa communities, new data from Iowa Workforce Development shows.

Marshall County also had the highest jobless rate among …
By Kathy A. Bolten | Jul 22, 2025
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Wild Prairie Showdown Award nominations open

The Great Outdoors Foundation and ICON Water Trails have opened nominations for the annual Wild Prairie Showdown awards. The awards celebrate contributions to conservation and recreation from community members involved with the Great Outdoors Foundation …
By Business Record Staff | Jul 22, 2025
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Iowa Rural Development Council launches new leadership training grants

The Iowa Rural Development Council has launched a new program to provide funds for local organizations looking to develop leadership trainings focused on skills and professional development. The SPARK Leadership Grant Program is targeted toward …
By Business Record Staff | Jul 22, 2025
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Harkin Institute hosting first presentation of Polk County water quality report

The Harkin Institute and Polk County have announced the first official presentation of findings from the Central Iowa Source Water Resource Assessment report will be held Aug. 4 at 6 p.m. at Sheslow Auditorium at …
By Business Record Staff | Jul 21, 2025
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Drake University’s Kelly Bruhn inducted into PRSA College of Fellows

Drake University has announced Kelly Bruhn, professor of public relations and associate dean of Drake’s School of Journalism and Mass Communications has been inducted into the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) College of Fellows. …
By Business Record Staff | Jul 21, 2025
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Peoples Co. launches farmland succession campaign

Peoples Co., an agricultural land services firm based in Clive, has announced a national awareness campaign to address the impending transfer of over 370 million acres, approximately 40% of U.S. farmland, expected by 2045. The …
By Business Record Staff | Jul 21, 2025
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Rural bankers watching crop prices closely

Graphic courtesy of Creighton University.

Interest rates, higher input costs and volatility from tariffs are putting downward pressure on farmland prices and rural bank leaders in the Midwest are closely watching how crop prices will …
By Business Record Staff | Jul 21, 2025
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CIWW beginning phased lift of lawn watering ban Tuesday

Central Iowa Water Works’ technical committee has voted to lift the ban for residential lawn watering, starting July 22. To manage demand, lawn watering must be conducted on an  even/odd lawn watering schedule.

Even numbered…
By Business Record Staff | Jul 21, 2025
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State summer food program feeds kids, but not as many as the federal program, advocates say

Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Healthy Kids Iowa program funds summer meals for kids, but does not go as far as Summer EBT, a federal program, food security advocates said.

“Summer EBT would have assisted 245,000 kids across the …
By Lisa Rossi | Jul 21, 2025
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National nonprofit to host annual conference in Des Moines

From July 23-26, members of AMBUCS, a national nonprofit service organization, will gather at the Des Moines Marriott Downtown for the organization’s annual national conference. AMBUCS, with more than 3,800 members in 36 states, provides Amtryke adaptive …
By Business Record Staff | Jul 18, 2025
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