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Wait — these guys really are collecting for the IRS

Four private debt collection agencies, including a Cedar Falls firm, have been contracted by the Internal Revenue Service to begin collection of overdue federal tax debts next spring, the IRS announced. The new program, authorized under a …

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Clive updates its strategic plan

The Clive City Council on Thursday approved an update to the strategic direction for the community. The Clive Plan 2016-2021-2031 builds on the vision and mission statement created in 2012 for the city. The updated …

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Iowa joins national crackdown on fraudulent mailing operations

Federal and state officials announced numerous consumer fraud lawsuits Thursday as part of a nationwide crackdown on predatory businesses that use deceptive mailings to defraud elderly Americans. The actions, detailed in a U.S. Department of Justice…
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Norris, Knott buy State Public Policy Group

Iowa government work veterans John Norris and Bradley Knott bought consulting firm State Public Policy Group from longtime exec Tom Slater.


The company, founded in 1984, works with clients on issue management, advocacy, research, stakeholder…
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Home Base Iowa a finalist for national Navigator Award

The Home Base Iowa team, led by program manager Jason Kemp, has been named one of 10 national finalists for Route Fifty’s Navigator Awards program in the Government Allies and Cross-Sector Partners category, the governor’s …

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Windsor Heights to turn parking spaces into ‘parklets’

Windsor Heights next month will consider final action on an ordinance that calls for underused parking spaces to be turned into ‘parklets,” The Des Moines Register reported. The spaces would add seating, bike parking or art …

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Branstad: Overtime rule would cost Iowa government, universities $19M

Des Moines Register: Iowa has joined 20 other states in an effort to resist new overtime regulations handed down by President Barack Obama’s Labor Department. The new rules, announced in May, would make about 120,000 more …

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Johnston appoints new fire chief for Johnston, Grimes

Jim Clark

The Johnston City Council voted Monday night to appoint Jim Clark as chief of the Johnston-Grimes Metropolitan Fire Department. A search committee selected Clark, who currently is administrative assistant fire chief of the …

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A Closer Look: Luke Nelson

For nine years, Luke Nelson was the city administrator in Boone. On Aug. 15, he stepped into the role of Norwalk city manager. Both job titles mean that he acts as a chief executive, but …

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West Des Moines accountant denies charges of falsifying tax returns

West Des Moines accountant Stephen Theilking has formally denied charges in a federal indictment that he falsified tax returns and set up employee retirement plans for multiple companies to use as tax shelters. Theilking allegedly …

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