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State selects Odyssey to administer education savings accounts

The state of Iowa has selected Odyssey as the vendor that will administer the state’s new education savings account program, which begins in the 2023-24 school year. According to a news release, the state issued …

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Feenstra: More ag research money expected in farm bill, increased focus on trade needed

Randy Feenstra

Congress will likely do more to invest in ag research and protect producers as they undertake the writing of the new farm bill, Rep. Randy Feenstra said Thursday.

Feenstra, who sits on the …

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Iowa ag secretary leading trade mission to Japan, South Korea

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig is currently leading a 16-member trade mission delegation to Japan and South Korea, aimed at expanding trade and investment opportunities in the food and agriculture industry, according to a …

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Naming agreements for north-side rec center approved by DM council

Naming agreements for a planned recreation center on Des Moines’ north side were unanimously approved by the Des Moines City Council on Monday. The facility will be called the Reichardt Community Recreation Center; the center’s …

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Iowa Department of Education director to resign in March

Ann Lebo

Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Friday that Iowa Department of Education Director Ann Lebo is resigning, effective March 14. “It has been a tremendous honor to work alongside the dedicated team at the Department …

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State announces $2M in Manufacturing 4.0 funding

Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority announced the state will invest another $2 million in the Manufacturing 4.0 Technology Investment Program to enhance productivity, efficiency and competitiveness in Iowa’s largest industry, a …

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Pilot project UpLift launches to provide monthly basic income

A pilot program to provide low-income residents in Central Iowa an unconditional income of $500 a month was officially launched Wednesday, with organizers saying the project will help people before they are in crisis.

UpLift …

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DM’s historic federal courthouse will be sold via online auction

The historic federal courthouse in downtown Des Moines will be sold in an online auction, according to a spokesperson for the U.S. General Services Administration.

A specific date for the auction has not been set, …

IWD Business Engagement Division

From unemployment to reemployment

In a 100-day period between September and December last year, the new Business Engagement Division within Iowa Workforce Development held one-on-one meetings with 2,698 Iowa employers.

The new arm of IWD aims to tune in …

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PROJECT UPDATE: Market District

What: Former city of Des Moines public works facility
Where: 212 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway
What: Demolition is underway of a building that previously housed Des Moines’ public works department.

The property on which the building …