WASHINGTON DC (March 8, 2019) — Reports suggest the Trump administration will release its FY 2020 budget in two parts, beginning next week.

With debt at post-war record highs, deficits expanding, sequester-level caps scheduled to return in the fall, and the debt-ceiling back in effect, the White House has the opportunity to lead on fiscal issues this year. Leadership should begin with a thoughtful and responsible budget proposal.

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 7, 2019) — Today, more than 912,000 Walmart US associates will receive a share of nearly $207 million in cash bonuses, as the company experienced a strong 4.2 percent fourth-quarter comp-sales growth. Associates are receiving their bonuses in paychecks received March 7. In Iowa, associates will be awarded close to $2.7 million for fourth quarter performance.

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 7, 2019) — More than 75 biodiesel supporters took to the Iowa State Capitol today to remind lawmakers just how well their comprehensive state policies on biodiesel have worked. More than half of Iowa’s diesel supply contains biodiesel, increasing availability to Iowans, and the state remains the top producer of the renewable fuel, proponents said.

WASHINGTON DC (March 6, 2019) — Acting Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought recently suggested that the President‘s budget will evade next year’s discretionary spending caps by classifying a larger share of defense spending as Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) funds — a designation meant for war spending that is exe

NORTH LIBERTY, IOWA (March 5, 2019) — The Corridor Business Journal (CBJ) announces its 15th annual Women of Influence.

Honorees will be recognized at an April 4 awards banquet and profiled in the April 8 issue of the weekly CBJ.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 1, 2019) — Midland Technologies, a leading managed-technology services provider (MTSP), announced today that they have been invited to attend the 19th Annual Technology Assurance Group (TAG) convention in Orlando, Florida. The event will take place on April 7-10, 2019 at the Rosen Plaza and will be comprised of North America’s leading MTSPs.

WASHINGTON DC (February 28, 2019) — US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel found that China has provided trade distorting domestic support to its grain producers well in excess of its commitments under WTO rules. China’s market price support policy artificially raises Chinese prices for grains above market levels, creating incentives for increased Chinese production of a

PRESS RELEASE (February 28, 2019)

WHAT: The “Iowa Biodiesel Day on the Hill,” a legislator education day and luncheon hosted by the Iowa Biodiesel Board. Members and supporters will meet with state legislators to discuss the benefits of the state’s biodiesel industry and their 2019 legislative priorities, which include the following:

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 27, 2019) — Terry Myers, MBA, CPA, and former CFO, has written and published Let’s Get Down to Business, a book that condenses 40 years of business and consulting experience into 11 riveting chapters covering key topics he’s faced while in the field.

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