DAVENPORT, IOWA (January 29, 2019) — The deadline for submitting nominations for the Quad City Engineering and Science Council (QCESC) 2019 STEM Professionals Awards is February 4. These awards recognize exceptional scientists, engineers, mathematicians, technologists and educators in our Quad Cities and surrounding regions.

QUAD CITIES (January 29, 2019) — A competitive business climate, support for economic growth, and investment in infrastructure, education, and workforce top the list of issues the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce will push with legislators in 2019.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 28, 2019) — Organizations have until 2PM on Friday, February 22, to submit proposals to Iowa Workforce Development to receive funding to grow Registered Apprenticeship opportunities in Iowa.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 28, 2019) — Today the Iowa Business Council (IBC) released its annual, nonpartisan review of the state’s economic climate, known as the Iowa's Competitive Dashboard. The dashboard measures Iowa’s progress in five categories relative to other states.

SAN DIEGO, CA (January 23, 2019) — Casey’s General Stores, based in Ankeny, Iowa, received an award today at The National Biodiesel Board (NBD)’s annual conference for becoming a leading provider of biodiesel at stores across the nation. NBB annually acknowledges biodiesel champions with the organization’s “Eye on Biodiesel” awards. Nathaniel Doddridge, Casey’s Director of Fuels, accepted the “Impact Award” on behalf of the company.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (January 23, 2019) — Heartland Financial USA, Inc (NASDAQ: HTLF) announced that its board of directors approved an increase in its quarterly cash dividend to $0.16 per share on the company's common stock payable on March 1, 2019, to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 15, 2019. As of December 31, 2018, there were 34,477,499 common shares outstanding listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol HTLF.

Des Moines, Iowa (January 23, 2019) — Architecture firm billings growth softened in December but remained positive for the fifteenth consecutive month, according to a new report released today from The American Institute of Architects (AIA).

DES MOINES, IA (January 23, 2019) — The Iowa Business Council (IBC) will reveal the 2019 Iowa's Competitive Dashboard, its signature research report measuring how Iowa competes nationally, on Monday, January 28, 2019 at 10AM during a press conference at the Iowa State Capitol – Room 116.

DES MOINES (January 23, 2019) — According to new data released by The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) and The Iowa Motor Carriers Foundation (IMCF), the Iowa trucking industry pays over $4.3 billion in wages to employees each year. With 98,540 trucking jobs in Iowa, that amounts to an average annual salary of almost $44,000 per each individual working in the industry. One in every 13 jobs in Iowa are in the trucking industry.

Washington DC (January 22, 2019) ― US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that all Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices nationwide will soon reopen to provide additional administrative services to farmers and ranchers during the lapse in federal funding. Certain FSA offices have been providing limited services for existing loans and tax documents since January 17, and will continue to do so through January 23. Beginning January 24, however, all FSA offices will

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