Government Policy and Law

Gov. Terry Branstad yesterday appointed former state Rep. Elizabeth Jacobs as chair of the Iowa Utilities Board. Jacobs will serve in the position starting May 1 until April 30, 2013.

Her board term will last …

Gov. Terry Branstad yesterday appointed Carl Heinrich and Jeff Lamberti to the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission.

Heinrich, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, is the past president of Iowa Western Community College and …

The Des Moines City Council will be asked today to approve 59 tax abatement applications valued at $47 million. If the abatements on the value of construction or improvements to residential and commercial properties are …

Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds will make two trade promotion trips to Asia this year. The announcement was made today at the administration’s weekly press conference. Branstad’s group will visit South Korea …

Consumer spending in the United States rose less than forecast in January as increasing food and fuel prices caused consumers to cut back on other goods and services, Bloomberg reported after the release of a …

Gov. Terry Branstad has named Bruce Rastetter, Katie Mulholland and Nicole Carroll to the Iowa Board of Regents, which oversees the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, University of Northern Iowa, the Iowa School for …

America’s economic recovery could be slowed by a dispute over benefits for public employees in Wisconsin and political unrest in Libya as state and federal governments cut spending, The Washington Post reported.

Though few economists …

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has awarded a total of $112 million in tax credits to three Iowa-based organizations, including two in Greater Des Moines, that are expected to invest in rural and urban …

The Boeing Co. has been awarded an initial $3.5 billion contract to produce 18 aerial refueling tankers for the U.S. Air Force, CNNMoney.com reported.

The 10 percent down payment is part of an overall $35 …

The first six weeks of this session of the Iowa Legislature have been quiet on the business front.

Republicans took over the House of Representatives and promised good news for the business community. They vowed …