DES MOINES, IOWA (April 2, 2020) — The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 66 additional positive cases of Iowans with COVID-19, for a total of 614 positive cases. According to IDPH, two additional deaths were reported; 2 older adults (61-80) of Linn County. There have been a total of 8,054 negative tests to date, which includes testing reported by the State Hygienic Lab and other labs.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 2, 2020) — Des Moines fintech LenderClose today announced it has made history by executing the first-ever remote online notarizations (RONs) to close a mortgage loan in Iowa. The closings are part of LenderClose’s newly-launched RON solution, which kicked off last week on the heels of the Iowa State Public Health Emergency Declaration.

Who is eligible for unemployment insurance? The Unemployment Compensation program (UC, usually referred to as Unemployment Insurance, or UI) makes insurance payments to workers who become involuntarily unemployed for economic reasons and meet state-established eligibility rules. The program generally does not provide insurance payments to the self-employed, those who are unable to work, or those who do not have a recent earnings history.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 2, 2020) — Today, the Iowa Business Council (IBC) released its first quarter Economic Outlook Survey for 2020. The survey's overall economic outlook index fell to 37.5, one of its lowest points since 2009. This figure demonstrates a significant drop from the fourth-quarter 2019 projection of 60.09.