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Updated guidance released on financial assistance grant state tax exemptions

The Iowa Department of Revenue has released updated guidance on the Income and Franchise Tax Exemption that was enacted in June 2020 as part of the Iowa Small Business Relief Program. The updated guidance explains the tax …

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Law firm moves to new offices in East Village

The law firm of Fredrikson & Byron has moved into new office space on the third floor of 111 E. Grand Ave., the firm announced. The firm previously had been located at 505 E. Grand …

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Court papers: Parking garage developers won’t oppose Des Moines’ purchase of structure

The city of Des Moines will likely purchase a newly constructed downtown parking garage at the center of two court proceedings after the structure’s developers declined to oppose the proposed sale, papers filed in Polk …

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HUD designates Central Iowa Shelter & Services as an Envision Center Demonstration Site

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is designating Central Iowa Shelter & Services as an EnVision Center Demonstration Site in Des Moines. EnVision Centers demonstrate that financial support alone is insufficient to solve …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Biden’s two-pronged attack on income inequality

President-elect Joe Biden wants the federal government to address income inequality by both redistributing more money to people at the bottom of the income ladder and by using policy to drive unemployment low enough to …

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Reynolds names new chief operating officer and head of homeland security

Des Moines Register: Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced a pair of upper-level staffing changes on Thursday, including the hiring of a new chief operating officer. Taryn Frideres, a native of Denison, will move into the role …

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$3 million state grant will improve access for new BAE facility in Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Iowa Transportation Commission on Wednesday awarded a $3 million RISE grant to a Cedar Rapids street project that will improve access to the $139 million BAE Systems aerospace facility being built in …

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$1.2M in funding available in Employer Innovation Fund, Child Care Challenge

Grant applications are open for two Future Ready Iowa programs totaling $1.2 million in funding for workforce development and child care facility development, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Wednesday. The Child Care Challenge Fund is designed …

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Justice Center Project continues to address evictions with help of funding

The eviction prevention program that was started last year by Polk County Housing Trust Fund and Iowa Legal Aid has now saved 1,700 residents from eviction, and will continue in 2021 because of recent funding.…

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Nyemaster Goode elects women as chair and president for first time

For the first time, the two highest positions at Iowa’s largest law firm will be held by women. Nyemaster Goode elected Coreen K. Sweeney (left) as chair and Hallie Still-Caris (right) as president. 

According to a release, one-third of…