26 Jan 2021

Iowa's Unemployment Rate Falls to 3.1 Percent in December

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 26, 2021) — Iowa’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 3.1 percent in December, a large drop from the November revised rate of 3.8 percent. The state’s jobless rate was 2.8 percent one year ago. The US unemployment rate remained at 6.7 percent in December.

26 Jan 2021

City of Rock Island Selects Quad Cities Chamber to Manage Downtown

By Erin Platt

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (January 26, 2021) — The City of Rock Island’s city council approved a contract with the Quad Cities Chamber to provide downtown place management services effective immediately.

21 Jan 2021

Iowa Workforce Development Reports Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Filed for Week of 10-16 January 2021

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 21, 2021) — The number of initial unemployment claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, January 10, and Saturday, January 16, was 6,785, a decrease of 581 from last week’s adjusted numbers.

21 Jan 2021

Iowa Workforce Development Will Reissue 1099-G Tax Forms to Claimants Following Identified Error

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 21, 2021) — Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) has announced that it will reissue new 1099-G tax forms to all claimants on January 25, 2021. After recently mailing the 1099-G forms, IWD discovered the forms may not have included all of the benefits received by claimants in 2020. The form is used to report unemployment compensation, and state and federal taxes withheld.

14 Jan 2021

Iowa Workforce Development Reports Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Filed for Week of 3-9 January 2021

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 14, 2021) — The number of initial unemployment claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, January 3, and Saturday, January 9, was 7,638, a decrease of 217 from last week’s adjusted numbers.

13 Jan 2021

Quad Cities Chamber Unveils 2021 Regional Advocacy Priorities

By Erin Platt

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (January 13, 2021) — As the 117th Congress and General Assemblies in Iowa and Illinois return to work, the Quad Cities Chamber is releasing its 2021 regional advocacy priorities. The Chamber’s priorities are member-driven; its team will provide regular opportunities for businesses to give input on legislative issues through surveys, petitions and more.

13 Jan 2021

National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Applauds Gov Kim Reynolds’s Commitment to Cutting Taxes, Licensing Reform

By Emily Carlson

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 13, 2021) — The head of NIFB, or the National Federation of Independent Business in Iowa, Matt Everson, applauded Governor Kim Reynolds for her leadership and commitment to small business issues in her 2021 Condition of the State.

12 Jan 2021

The National Fed of Independent Business (NFIB) 2021 Priorities Include Income and Property-Tax Reform, Eliminating Inheritance Tax

By Emily Helland

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 12, 2021) — The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) here in Iowa released its 2021 legislative priorities today. NFIB has over 10,000 members in Iowa, nearly 300,000 members nationwide, and a presence in all 50 states.

11 Jan 2021

Iowa Workforce Development Provides Guidance on Recently Authorized Federal Benefits Programs

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 11, 2021) — On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2021, reauthorizing and extending the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program, the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program, and the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) program. The CAA also created the Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation (MEUC) program

11 Jan 2021

Income Tax Reform Top Iowa Small Business Issue for 2021 Session

By Emily Carlson

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 11, 2021) — Small-business job growth continued in December, but the gains remain uneven as certain sectors of the economy are slowing due to state-mandated restrictions and consumer resistance to spend, according to 

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