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West Des Moines maintains its AAA/stable credit rating

The city of West Des Moines is maintaining its AAA/stable credit rating, Moody’s Investors Service recently announced. The rating allows West Des Moines to compete in the marketplace and obtain lower interest rates for repayment …

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Top doctor at Glenwood center for disabled Iowans resigns ‘in lieu of termination’

Des Moines Register: State leaders have ousted the medical director of a state institution for severely disabled Iowans, more than a year after staff members complained that poor medical care there caused a spike in deaths. …

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Architects group has trained volunteers to help with safety inspections in disasters

The Iowa Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management have signed an agreement that allows trained AIA Iowa members to deploy to disaster locations and …

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Out-of-state company agrees to pay $75,000 for asbestos violations

Phoenix Investors LLC, a Milwaukee real estate company, has agreed to pay the state of Iowa $75,000 for admitted asbestos violations regulations at a former Maytag building in Newton, according to the state attorney general’s …

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Des Moines’ new updated website receives recognition

The city of Des Moines and partner Revize Software Systems received Gold recognition for the city’s new website from a panel of international judges as part of the 18th annual Horizon Interactive Awards, the city …

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Secretary of state unveils searchable database for remote notarizations

Secretary of State Paul Pate unveiled a searchable database Monday that allows Iowans to easily locate people available to do remote notarizations. The new feature allows searchers to find remote-authorized notaries by city, ZIP code and other …

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$1.8M available to Polk County nonprofits connecting youths with critical housing

Polk County nonprofits are encouraged to apply for $1.8 million in grants available through the national Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program to help connect young people with critical housing and supportive services. The grant money was …

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IRS broadens extension of 2019 tax filing deadline

The Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service on Thursday issued a notice extending additional key tax deadlines for individuals and businesses. Last month, the IRS announced that taxpayers generally have until July 15 …

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Dubuque, Iowa DNR reach ‘first-of-its-kind’ water quality agreement

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa municipalities and local farmers now have a road map for teaming up to address water quality, under an agreement establishing the first use of the state’s Nutrient Reduction Exchange. The Dubuque City …

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Labor Department seeks applications for Youth Apprenticeship Readiness grants

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration today announced the availability of $42.5 million in Youth Apprenticeship Readiness grants to support the enrollment of in-school or out-of-school youth apprentices (ages 16-24) into new or existing …