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Iowans urged to plan their vacation days for 2022

Take some time today to plan your vacation days for the year. That’s the message from the Iowa Tourism Office as it marks National Plan for Vacation Day today, the annual call for people to …

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Iowa’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.5% in December

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate slipped to 3.5% in December, down slightly from 3.7% in November as well as a year ago, according to newly released information from Iowa Workforce Development.

The U.S. unemployment dropped …

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IEDA announces awards to three companies for projects that will create 84 jobs

Three companies with an established presence in Iowa have been awarded nearly $4.2 million in tax credits and incentives for projects that will create 84 jobs.

The Iowa Economic Development Authority announced the awards to …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Fed releases long-awaited study on a digital dollar but doesn’t take a position yet on creating one

The Federal Reserve did not take a position on a central bank digital currency, or CBDC, in its delayed 40-page report, but the report did show that a digital dollar is not in the near …

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Iowa’s soil in the right-of-way of Dakota Access Pipeline still recovering

Axios Des Moines: Iowa’s soil in the right-of-way of the Dakota Access Pipeline is still recovering roughly six years after the project was installed. Three companies are proposing new pipeline projects that would cross Iowa …

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Iowa GOP lawmakers want to eliminate retirement income tax

Associated Press: Iowa House Republicans on Monday proposed eliminating retirement income taxes. State revenue experts estimated eliminating retiree benefits from income tax would cost the state about $2 billion in the first six years. The proposal is …

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Des Moines Arts Festival announces lineup for ‘A Seat at the Table’ series

The Des Moines Arts Festival will launch the organization’s second season of “A Seat at the Table” by featuring the Black Lives Matter movement. The conversation, to be held virtually on Thursday, Feb. 3, from …

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Iowa State Bank names Lauren Burgeson as first woman president

Lauren Burgeson has been named president of Iowa State Bank, making her the first woman to hold this position at the Des Moines-based bank. For more than 30 years, John Burgeson, Lauren’s father, was Iowa State …

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Mad Meatball returning to downtown Des Moines

Mad Meatball, a popular pizzeria that had been located in East Village, is opening at 4 p.m. today in its new location in street-level space at Linc at Gray’s Station at 210 S.W. 11th St. …

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Broadband dashboard launches to help providers, governments, find innovative internet solutions

A new tool is now available to help local governments and internet providers better identify levels of broadband service across Central Iowa and address possible coverage solutions.

The Broadband User Dashboard Maps were launched last week. It …