CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (January 8, 2025) — Solutions Management Group (SMG), a leading provider of technology solutions, is excited to announce the grand opening of its new operations center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place at 635 Bell Drive SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52404, on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 4-5:30PM.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (January 8, 2025) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is now accepting applications for the Youth Preparedness Council (YPC) until March 3. YPC is a program that brings teens together from across the nation who are interested and engaged in community preparedness.

MUSCATINE, IOWA (January 8, 2025) — The Muscatine Art Center is set to open two new exhibitions on the top floor of the historic Musser-McColm mansion this Saturday, January 11.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 8, 2025) — The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the allocation of nearly $12 billion in Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds for communities across 24 states and territories.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 8, 2025) — On Tuesday, January 7, Governor Kim Reynolds issued a proclamation to ease restrictions on transportation of heating and motor fuels.

WASHINGTON DC (January 7, 2025) — The New Civil Liberties Alliance has filed a stipulated dismissal without prejudice of its pseudonymous client John Doe Corporation’s federal lawsuit in the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas challenging the unconstitutional investigative processes of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB).

AMES, IOWA (January 8, 2025) — Don’t miss the 2025 Winter Iowa Games presented by Grinnell Mutual. This year marks the 34th year of the annual winter sports festival. Sports and events are available for athletes of all ages and abilities.

The 2025 Winter Iowa Games will hold competitions in sixteen sports in Dubuque, Iowa City, Cedar Rapids and eight other Iowa communities throughout the next three months.

ALPINE SKI RACING

BETTENDORF, IOWA (January 8, 2025) — The Quad City Engineering and Science Council (QCESC) would like to invite Engineers and Computing Professionals to pledge their commitments to their professions by taking part in a Pledging Ceremony for their profession. The Pledging Ceremonies will be held prior to the 2025 QCESC STEM Celebration on February 20, 2025, at The Bend Center in East Moline. Check out our webpage which will be updated soon.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (January 8, 2025) — On December 18, 2024, the Senate passed legislation including authorization for the ONSHORE Act (Opportunities for Non-developed Sites to Have Opportunities to be Rehabilitated for Economic Development). The bill establishes the Critical Supply Chain Site Development program, which, once funded, will provide competitive grants to communities like the Quad Cities to invest in new shovel-ready sites.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (January 8, 2025) — With legislation signed by Iowa Governor John Hammill in 1925, establishing the Iowa Credit Union Act, the industry is celebrating 100 years of impact in 2025. The founding of these member-owned, financial cooperatives introduced a new era that would transform the financial landscape of the state.

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