DES MOINES, IOWA (January 9, 2023) — Governor Kim Reynolds has announced a second round of grant awards targeted at supporting child-care slots through meaningful business incentives. A total of $443,234 will be awarded through Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) and the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support five projects involving eleven participating businesses that will help create 77 new child-care slots.

WAVERLY, IOWA (January 9, 2023) — Wartburg College has recognized 474 students who were named to the 2022 Fall Term Dean's List.

Those honored include:

Jackson Bevans, of Davenport.

Brody Condon, of De Witt.

Kalena Davenport, of Davenport.

Rachel Green, of DeWitt.

Leia Hagerman, of Davenport.

Mya Jansen, of Muscatine.

Talbot Kinney, of DeWitt.

Nathan Link, of Eldridge.

Zoey Long, of Muscatine.

Rhaena Reece, of Cordova.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 9, 2023) — Small business owners across Iowa, along with the National Federation of Independent Business (or NFIB), the state’s leading small business organization, are encouraging state lawmakers to listen to small-business owners as they continue to recover from the pandemic and economic setbacks. Today is the first day of the 2023 legislative session.

CEDAR FALLS, IOWA (January 9, 2023) — The Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council announces applications have opened for the STEM Scale-Up Program which provides educators and students throughout the state with access to exemplary STEM educational opportunities. These programs are some of the top in the nation and offer a diverse range of STEM activities to nearly 100,00 students each year. The application period for the STEM Scale-Up Program closes on February 28, 2023, 6PM.