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SBA provides details on applying for Restaurant Revitalization Fund grants

SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman on Friday announced key details on application requirements, eligibility and a program guide for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. The $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund is part of the American Rescue …

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Iowa’s rural economy dips in April behind weakened hiring

Iowa’s rural economy weakened slightly in April, but remained well into growth territory, according to a monthly survey of rural bankers.

Creighton University’s Rural Mainstreet Index for Iowa dipped to 69.8 in April, down from 71.6 in …

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Winefest announces changes to 2021 lineup

Winefest unveiled changes to its 2021 festival in an email to supporters, saying they were needed because of continued limitations caused by the coronavirus pandemic. In the email, organizers said the in-person Iowa Pork Sips and …

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Virtual tours of Mid-Century Modern Homes begin April 26

The Iowa Architectural Foundation and Iowa Mid-Century Modern are collaborating to bring four professionally produced Mid-Century Modern Home Tours to celebrate Modernism Month. Links to the virtual tours will be released to ticketholders, one per …

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15,100 jobs added by Iowa companies in March, state data shows

Iowa companies added 15,100 jobs in March, pushing the state’s total nonfarm employment to more than 1.52 million jobs, new data from Iowa Workforce Development shows. In March 2020, 1.58 million Iowans were employed in …

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IEDA awards tax credits to three companies for projects totaling $246M, approves grants to support diverse entrepreneurship

The Iowa Economic Development Authority Board today approved more than $4.8 million in tax credits to three companies that plan to invest more than $246 million in new construction and create nearly 60 jobs.

The …

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Ames awarded $1.5M grant to continue development of Prairie View Industrial Center

The city of Ames has been awarded $1.5 million from the U.S. Department of Commerce to extend water and sanitary sewer to the new 1,300-acre Prairie View Industrial Center on the city’s east side. The …

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Manure spills lead to fish kills in northern Iowa

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says several hundred thousand gallons of manure was spilled in a northwest Iowa creek, resulting in a fish kill. According to a news release, the spill occurred near Mud …

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6 proposed Iowa projects selected to continue vying for state tax revenue

Two ambitious Des Moines-area projects are competing for funding through the Iowa Reinvestment Act program. On the left is a rendering of a professional soccer stadium proposed for an area southwest of downtown Des Moines. …

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Grand Avenue at 63rd/First Street will close for months as crews widen the busy street

Des Moines Register: One of the busiest intersections in the Des Moines metro area will be closed for several months as crews work to improve the area for safer traffic flow. Starting Monday, Grand Avenue between …