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IRS: 88% of households with children to begin receiving automatic CTC payments

The Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced today that the first monthly payment of the expanded and newly advanceable Child Tax Credit from the American Rescue Plan will be made …
By BPC Staff | May 17, 2021
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Number of Iowans filing unemployment claims falls below 30,000

The number of Iowans who filed unemployment claims last week fell 3.4% to 29,842, data from Iowa Workforce Development shows. The number of unemployed Iowans is at its lowest level since the week ending Dec. …
By BPC Staff | May 14, 2021
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Power Breakfast: 9 ideas to keep in mind during COVID recovery

Making homeownership dreams more equitable and accessible 

Almardi Abdalla, vice president of family and workforce programs, Oakridge Neighborhood Services


Despite our dark history and our philosophical differences on how we move this great nation forward, …
By BPC Staff | May 12, 2021
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Iowa to end participation in federal unemployment benefit programs

Iowa will end its participation in federal pandemic-related unemployment benefit programs, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced today. Effective June 13, Iowa will no longer waive employer charges for COVID-related unemployment insurance claims. Iowa Workforce Development cited …
By BPC Staff | May 11, 2021
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More than $2B in first wave of approved Restaurant Revitalization Fund awards released

The U.S. Small Business Administration announced that more than 16,000 approved applicants will begin receiving checks as early as today from the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. The fund was established through the American Rescue Plan signed into law …
By BPC Staff | May 11, 2021
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Des Moines-West Des Moines MSA grows 16.7% since 2010, census data shows

The Des Moines area’s population grew 16.7% from 2010 to 2020, according to recent data released from the U.S. Census Bureau. According to the census data, the estimated population of the Des Moines-West Des Moines metropolitan …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | May 10, 2021
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Iowa Leading Indicators Index reports continued its rise

The Iowa Leading Indicators Index increased to 106.4 in March 2021 from 105 in February. March is the eighth month in a row that the index has increased since the COVID-19 crisis began in Iowa …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | May 10, 2021
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Number of Iowans filing unemployment claims declines

The number of Iowans who filed unemployment claims last week slipped to 31,826, a 7% drop from the previous week, new data from Iowa Workforce Development shows. The number of initial unemployment claims filed during …
By BPC Staff | May 6, 2021
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Will incentives spur remote workers to pull up stakes?

Having recently spent a week in northwestern Arkansas for some camping, I thought this New York Times article about incentives that some regions of the country are offering to attract remote workers was interesting. Among them, the …
By JOE GARDYASZ | May 6, 2021
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FCC Emergency Broadband Program for Pell Grant recipients to launch May 12

Registration for the Federal Communications Commission Emergency Broadband Program opens May 12. The program will allow eligible households, including households with a Pell Grant recipient or that have experienced a significant income loss since February …
By BPC Staff | May 6, 2021