WASHINGTON DC (May 21, 2019) — Congressional leaders and Administration officials are negotiating an agreement to raise the discretionary-spending caps while increasing the debt ceiling. The following is a statement from Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget:

 

NORTH LIBERTY, IOWA (May 21, 2019) — The Corridor Business Journal has named Kaveh Mostafavi, founder and CEO of Ecocare Supply and The Compost Ninja, as its 2019 TLC Associates Entrepreneur of the Year.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (May 21, 2019) — The Quad City International Airport, operated by the Metropolitan Airport Authority of Rock Island County, recently implemented a comprehensive application-process including minimum standards for ground-transportation operators doing business at the Quad City International Airport. Ground-transportation operators includes businesses such as Uber, Lyft, taxis, and other for-hire shuttle service providers.

WASHINGTON DC (May 21, 2019) — President Trump and Congressional Democrats are meeting this week to discuss how to pay for as much as $2 trillion of new infrastructure-spending. The following is a statement from Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget:

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 17, 2019) — Iowa’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate remained at 2.4 percent in April. The state’s jobless rate was 2.6 percent one year ago. The US unemployment rate dropped to 3.6 percent in April.

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (May 17, 2019) — Illinois Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Todd Maisch issued the following statement on Governor JB Pritzker's proposed capital plan

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 13, 2019) — On May 10, 2019, The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) declared individuals in Scott county eligible for individual assistance. FEMA determined that this county was adversely affected by the event declared a major disaster by the President in his Declaration of March 23, 2019.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 13, 2019)  At a news conference today at 1PM in Jetty Park on the Bettendorf Riverfront overlooking the I-74 bridge-construction, a diverse group of local business-owners, labor-leaders, and community group and trade association representatives will make public its opposition to the Iowa Department of Transportation Federal Aid Swap program as a “cynical attempt to circumvent federal regulations.” Under the Iowa DOT Swap program, federal

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (May 13, 2019) — By meeting key standards of board-oversight, finances, results-reporting, and fundraising-appeals, the Child Abuse Council achieved accreditation by the BBB Wise Giving Alliance. This accreditation signifies that the Child Abuse Council is deserving of donor trust, as they are a well-run nonprofit organization.

QUAD CITIES (May 12, 2019) — After a great deal of hard work and collaboration, United Way of the Quad Cities is proud to announce the 2019 Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive has collected a preliminary total of 100,119 pounds of food! All donations collected in the Quad Cities will stay in our community and be distributed by River Bend Foodbank.

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