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 

07 Jan 2021

Iowa Workforce Development Reports Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Filed for Week of 27 December 2020–2 January 2021

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 7, 2021) — The number of initial unemployment claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, December 27, and Saturday, January 2, was 8,236, an increase of 1,095 from last week’s adjusted numbers.

07 Jan 2021

Icestravaganza 2021 Outdoor Ice Sculpture Festival Expands to Three Days

By Erin Platt

DAVENPORT, IOWA (January 7, 2021) Downtown Davenport Partnership (DDP) has expanded its 9th annual Icestravaganza to a multi-day celebration beginning at 5PM, Friday, January 15, through 10PM, Sunday, January 17, at the Freight House in downtown Davenport, 421 W River Drive.

07 Jan 2021

Iowa Business Council (IBC) Projects Positive Economic Outlook for the New Year

By Christopher Diebel

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 7, 2021) — The Iowa Business Council (IBC) has released its fourth-quarter Economic Outlook Survey for 2020. The survey's overall economic outlook index rose to 62.5, increasing 3.78 points from the third quarter of 2020. This marks the second quarter in a row where the index has measured above 50, a finding that represents continued positive economic sentiment as the state emerges from the pandemic.

05 Jan 2021

Federal Job-Search Workshops Announced

By Susan Zelnio

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (January 5, 2020) — Join the Moline Public Library and The Moline Foundation for a series of three free virtual workshops in January 2021. Each workshop will last an hour with a half hour for questions afterward. They will be given by Ken Elshoff, who is a former GS-0201-12 Federal HR Specialist (Recruitment/Placement) with The Department of Veterans Affairs.

01 Jan 2021

Iowa Workforce Development Reports Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Filed for Week of 20-26 December 2020

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 1, 2021) — The number of initial unemployment claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, December 20, and Saturday, December 26, was 7,644, an increase of 373 from last week’s adjusted numbers.

23 Dec 2020

Iowa Workforce Development Reports Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Filed for Week of 13-19 December 2020

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 23, 2020) — The number of initial unemployment claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, December 13, and Saturday, December 19, was 7,645, an increase of 1,119 from last week’s adjusted numbers.

18 Dec 2020

Iowa's Unemployment Rate Drops Slightly to 3.6 Percent in November

By Iowa Workforce Development

DAVENPORT, IOWA (December 18, 2020) — Iowa’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 3.6 percent in November, a slight drop from the October revised rate of 3.7 percent. The state’s jobless rate was 2.8 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 6.7 percent in November.

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