DES MOINES, IOWA (March 25, 2020) — The Iowa Credit Union Foundation (ICUF) has launched a new Emergency Relief Fund to assist Iowans in need during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused a major disruption to the state’s economy, the income of many Iowans, and the health of small businesses across the state.

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 24, 2020) — On March 23, Governor Kim Reynolds announced that first quarter unemployment tax payments that are due April 30 will be delayed till the end of the second quarter, July 31, 2020. Eligible employers include those employers with 50 or fewer employees. Eligible employers also must be in good standing with no delinquencies in quarterly payments. 

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 20, 2020) — The Iowa Restaurant Association has been working with the Iowa Economic Development Authority and the Iowa Department of Revenue. Because of pressing deadlines, they have given us permission to share the following information with members of Iowa’s hospitality industry. 

They are creating a financial relief grant program for hospitality operators. The plan is to have the application online on Monday.

WASHINGTON DC (March 19, 2020) — Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced a partnership between the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the US Department of Labor (DOL) to help facilitate the identification of foreign and domestic workers that may be available and eligible to transfer to other US agricultural sector employers to fulfill critical workforce needs within the US under existing regulatory authority during the COVID-19 pandemic.