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Iowa small business owners call on Congress for more federal aid on Virtual Hill Day

Forty small business owners from across Iowa today joined 2,000 of their peers from all 50 states and the District of Columbia in calling on Congress to pass additional federal pandemic relief they say is …

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Reynolds outlines broadband expansion, increased investment in child care and mental health during Condition of the State address

Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during her Condition of the State address Tuesday evening. Photo by Bryon Houlgrave/Des Moines Register.

Gov. Kim Reynolds called Tuesday for an ambitious expansion of the state’s broadband infrastructure and increased investment …

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VIDEO: 2021 Legislative Forecast – First Question

 

What will the 2021 Iowa legislative session mean for business? During this conversation we looked at what issues may come up in the 2021 Iowa legislative session that could affect decisions made by the …

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OnDemand: 2021 Legislative Forecast

 

What will the 2021 Iowa legislative session mean for business? During this conversation we looked at what issues may come up in the 2021 Iowa legislative session that could affect decisions made by the …

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NOTEBOOK: Lawmakers return to Des Moines as 2021 session begins

The Iowa Legislature convened today to begin the 2021 legislative session, with lawmakers hoping to make the assembly as normal as possible following a 2020 session that was disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.

That session …

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Des Moines joins bank in asking court for quick hearing on sale of parking garage

The city of Des Moines has joined Bankers Trust Co. in asking a Polk County District Court judge to quickly set a hearing on the financial institution’s request to sell a downtown parking garage to …

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IWD provides update on extended federal unemployment benefits

Iowa Workforce Development released guidance today for several federal unemployment assistance programs that were extended recently by Congress. As part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act signed into law on Dec. 27, Congress reauthorized and extended the Pandemic …

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Court papers: Des Moines offers to buy parking garage property in foreclosure

The parking garage at Fifth Avenue and Walnut Street in September 2020. Business Record file photo.

 

The city of Des Moines would buy a recently completed parking garage at Fifth Avenue and Walnut Street for about …

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Iowa budget chief Roederer to retire

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa’s budget chief will retire Jan. 31 after 38 years in state government, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced today. Dave Roederer has led the Iowa Department of Management, the state’s planning, finance and …

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What business leaders should know about Wednesday’s rampage on the U.S. Capitol

What happened: Congress ratified President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory after a day in which a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, the New York Times reports. Early today, President Donald Trump issued a statement saying …