10 Oct 2019

2019 Rock Island County Tentative Multiplier Announced

By Terry Horstman

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (October 10, 2019) — Rock Island County has been issued a tentative property assessment-equalization factor of 1.0000, according to David Harris, Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue.

08 Oct 2019

Leading Iowa Truck Carriers Earn Distinction for Efficiency at Annual SmartWay Excellence Awards

By David Bryan

LENEXA, KANSAS (October 8, 2019) — The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) honored six Iowa top performers in the freight industry with its annual SmartWay Excellence Awards today at the 2019 American Trucking Association’s Management Conference and Exhibition in San Diego, California. Awardees are shippers, carriers, and logistics-providers that excel at saving fuel and shrinking their emissions footprints.

08 Oct 2019

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate Names Roxanna Moritz to Bipartisan Auditors’ Working Group

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 7, 2019) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announces the appointment of Scott County Auditor Roxanna Moritz to his new 14-member, bipartisan Auditors’ Working Group. The group will work with Sec Pate’s office to assist in the administration of elections and sharing of best practices.

07 Oct 2019

Heart of America Group Announces Opening

By Michelle Sparkman

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (October 7, 2019) — Heart of America Group’s newest hotel and restaurant will open in the historic Fifth Avenue building in downtown Moline, Illinois. The Fifth Avenue Syndicate Bistro and Bar will open on Tuesday, October 15, and the Axis Hotel will open on Thursday, October 17. The Axis Hotel is part of the Tapestry Col

07 Oct 2019

Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao Makes Available $396M for Rail Capital Projects

By LaRaye Brown

WASHINGTON DC (October 7, 2019) — The US Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair Program (Partnership Program). The NOFO includes $396 million in grant funding.

02 Oct 2019

Iowa Finance Authority Announces 2020 Preferred Homeownership Lenders

By Ashley Jared

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 2, 2019) — The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) announced that a total of 20 lenders have earned IFA’s 2020 Preferred Lender designation. IFA Preferred Lenders serve as ambassadors for Iowa home-buyers seeking assistance with the home-ownership-process and are expertly trained in IFA mortgage and down-payment assistance-programs.

01 Oct 2019

Kamala Harris's LIFT the Middle Class Act

By Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

WASHINGTON DC (October 1, 2019) — Democratic presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) has called for giving a $3,000 per person ($6,000 per couple) refundable tax-credit for most middle- and working-class Americans through her 

30 Sep 2019

Will Thanksgiving Appropriations Be Stuffed with Debt?

By Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

WASHINGTON DC (September 30, 2019) — Having just enacted a continuing resolution last week to extend current government funding through November 21, policymakers must now work toward the enactment of more-permanent funding before the Thanksgiving break.

30 Sep 2019

Hy-Vee Suspends Sale of Zantac Brand and Topcare Brand Ranitidine Products

By Tina Potthoff

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (September 30, 2019) — Hy-Vee Inc has temporarily suspended the sale of all over-the-counter Zantac brand and Topcare brand ranitidine products. This action is being taken out of an abundance of caution due to a recent industry-wide product alert from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that ranitidine products may contain a low level of nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a probable human carcinogen.

30 Sep 2019

Iowa Business Council Economic Outlook Wanes

By Anne Roth

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 30, 2019) — Iowa Business Council today released its Q3 2019 Economic Outlook Survey — a composite of members-expectations for sales, capital-spending, and employment for the next six months. Confidence weakened among Iowa business leaders, likely due to political and global market-uncertainty and a disruptive regulatory-climate.

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