DES MOINES, IOWA (July 15, 2019) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announces Iowans set a record for most new-business filings in a single year, for the fourth year in a row. During Fiscal Year 2019, which concluded on June 30, 24,720 new businesses filed with the Secretary of State’s Office. That is a 4.5% increase from last year’s record high of 23,649.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (July 15, 2019) — Monmouth College and the Warren Achievement Center collaborated to provide a memorable experience for a dozen of the center's Achievers, thanks to a grant from Monmouth's Buchanan Center for the Arts, the Illinois Arts Council Agency and the National Endowment for the Arts.

WASHINGTON DC (July 15, 2019) — Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement on the Department of Labor’s proposed rule to modernize the H-2A program to reflect stakeholder-concerns and improve access to a legal source of agricultural labor:

SOUTH BEND, INDIANA (July 15, 2019) — The Quad Cities River Bandits and South Bend Cubs went to a tenth inning for the second time in their three-game series on Monday afternoon at Four Winds Field. This time, it was the River Bandits scoring two runs in the top half to emerge with a 4-3 victory.