DIXON, IOWA (January 15, 2025) — On Saturday, January 25, 2025, 1:30-3:30PM, there will be a Homemade Health and Home program held at the Wapsi River Environmental Education Center in Dixon, Iowa.

Come join Wapsi River Center staff and learn to create your own health and home products made with natural ingredients.

LENEXA, KANSAS (January 15, 2025) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 Land, Chemical, and Redevelopment Division Director DeAndré Singletary presented a ceremonial check for over $175,000 to the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) at its Curris Business Building in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (January 15, 2025) — The Hubbell-Waterman Foundation, a private foundation founded in 1967 by the late Larned and Mary Hubbell Waterman, will grant over $2 million to 73 area nonprofits in 2025 to advance its vision of a growing, thriving, inclusive community through investments in innovation and accessibility.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (January 15, 2025) — High school and college students interested in exploring careers in health care are encouraged to register for Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and Health Sciences' 

CLIVE, IOWA (January 15, 2025) — Iowa’s hard-working pig farmers are a vital component of the state’s economy, as shown by a new study released by the Iowa Pork Producers Association. The data verifies Iowa’s status as the number-one pork-producing state in the nation, providing 33% of the U.S. hog inventory, and creating more than 120,000 jobs.

Providing Jobs, Economic Activity

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 15, 2025) — On the evening of January 14, Governor Kim Reynolds delivered her 2025 Condition of the State Address.

Below are her remarks as prepared for delivery:

Condition of the State Address

Governor Kim Reynolds

January 14, 2025 

Madam President, Mr Speaker, Lt Governor, First Gentleman, legislative leaders and members, justices and judges, my fellow Iowans:

Dear Community of Davenport,

I write to you today not only as a father and husband but as a concerned member of our community who can no longer remain silent in the face of systemic injustice and failure. It is with a heavy heart and a deep sense of responsibility that I inform you of a lawsuit that will be filed against the City of Davenport, Iowa.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 14, 2025) – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index rose by 3.4 points in December to 105.1, the second consecutive month above the 51-year average of 98 and the highest reading since October 2018. Of the 10 Optimism Index components, seven increased, two decreased, and one was unchanged. The Uncertainty Index declined twelve points in December to 86.

WASHINGTON DC (January 14, 2025) — The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awards $100 million in grants to eighteen winners benefitting communities across the fifteen States to cut red tape, build more homes, and lower the costs of renting and buying a home.

WASHINGTON DC (January 14, 2025) — The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD), The Corps Network, and AmeriCorps announced the request for proposals for host organizations for the second cohort of the Working Lands Conservation Corps (WLCC).

This past year, WLCC engaged over 100 corps members, serving 28 organizations in 25 states.

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