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Pleasant Hill, Carlisle councils approve bonds for Wellmark YMCA

City councils in Carlisle and Pleasant Hill were asked this week whether they wanted to help convert a large chunk of bank financing for the Wellmark YMCA into low-interest bonds.

 

The Carlisle City Council …

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Urbandale wants to clear up ZIP code confusion

The city of Urbandale wants the U.S. Postal Service to take note that Urbandale is, well, Urbandale, while Grimes and Johnston are, well, you probably get the drift.

 

Urbandale City Manager A.J. Johnson and …

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TIF under review

Iowa Rep. Tom Sands, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, is taking a look at the definition of urban renewal areas and the use of tax increment financing, an economic development tool that …

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DMACC Foundation extends entrepreneurship contest deadline

The Des Moines Area Community College Foundation has extended the deadline for the first round of the DMACC Foundation Entrepreneurship Competition to May 29. The competition is open to DMACC students and alumni who live in Iowa …

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Stier to lead Iowa Medicaid Enterprise

The Iowa Department of Human Services announced today that Mikki Stier has been appointed director of the Iowa Medicaid Enterprise. Stier, who has more than 33 years of health care experience in several states, most …

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State Supreme Court orders new trial for former Indianola city attorney

The Iowa Supreme Court said in a ruling today that a Warren County judge’s instructions to a jury hearing a fraud case against former Indianola City Attorney John Hoyman were flawed, and as a result …

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Former D.M. official is city’s first selection for convention center board

The Des Moines City Council will vote Monday on the appointment of former city finance director and deputy city manager Allen McKinley to the Iowa Events Center Hotel Corp., the nonprofit group that will own …

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University Research

University Research Overview:

Every day, the professors and researchers at Iowa’s colleges and universities go to work on a series of projects and research efforts. Their work often gains high-praise within the educational community and …

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The Younkers project, by many other words

The Iowa House passed House File 656 by a vote of 84-9 today. The bill creates    a chemical production tax credit and modifies several other incentive programs, including the workforce housing a brownfield/grayfield tax credits. The bill also extends …

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A little piece of legislation that does a lot

Legislation that creates or modifies a range of tax incentives for business development also would make some necessary changes in the workforce housing and brownfield/grayfield tax credit programs that are used by developers. House File …