WASHINGTON DC (March 6, 2019) — Acting Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought recently suggested that the President‘s budget will evade next year’s discretionary spending caps by classifying a larger share of defense spending as Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) funds — a designation meant for war spending that is exe

NORTH LIBERTY, IOWA (March 5, 2019) — The Corridor Business Journal (CBJ) announces its 15th annual Women of Influence.

Honorees will be recognized at an April 4 awards banquet and profiled in the April 8 issue of the weekly CBJ.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 1, 2019) — Midland Technologies, a leading managed-technology services provider (MTSP), announced today that they have been invited to attend the 19th Annual Technology Assurance Group (TAG) convention in Orlando, Florida. The event will take place on April 7-10, 2019 at the Rosen Plaza and will be comprised of North America’s leading MTSPs.

WASHINGTON DC (February 28, 2019) — US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel found that China has provided trade distorting domestic support to its grain producers well in excess of its commitments under WTO rules. China’s market price support policy artificially raises Chinese prices for grains above market levels, creating incentives for increased Chinese production of a

PRESS RELEASE (February 28, 2019)

WHAT: The “Iowa Biodiesel Day on the Hill,” a legislator education day and luncheon hosted by the Iowa Biodiesel Board. Members and supporters will meet with state legislators to discuss the benefits of the state’s biodiesel industry and their 2019 legislative priorities, which include the following:

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 27, 2019) — Terry Myers, MBA, CPA, and former CFO, has written and published Let’s Get Down to Business, a book that condenses 40 years of business and consulting experience into 11 riveting chapters covering key topics he’s faced while in the field.

BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS (February 26, 2019) — Walmart today issued a bold new set of plastic waste reduction commitments by leveraging its massive private brand program. The new commitments, announced at Walmart’s annual supplier forum, are expected to impact over 30,000 SKUs.

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 26, 2019) — UPS today announced that 13 elite drivers from Iowa are among 1,436 newly inducted worldwide into the Circle of Honor, an honorary organization for UPS drivers who have achieved 25 or more years of accident-free driving.

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