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Iowa receives nearly $1.8M from DOL to combat fraud in pandemic unemployment claims

The U.S. Department of Labor on Friday announced it has awarded $49 million in grants to support 28 states and territories to assist with fighting fraud in two federal pandemic relief programs. The agency made the awards, …
By BPC Staff | Feb 16, 2021
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SBA webinars to provide overview of COVID-19 economic assistance programs

The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Iowa District Office will host two webinars offering small business owners in Iowa a one-hour live overview of the SBA’s COVID-19 Economic Assistance Programs. These identical sessions will be held …
By BPC Staff | Feb 12, 2021
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Iowa unemployment claims up 4% from a week ago

The number of Iowans who filed unemployment claims in the week that ended on Saturday increased 4% to 54,874, data released today by Iowa Workforce Development shows.

In addition, the number of initial unemployment claims …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Feb 11, 2021
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Governor announces funds available to support rural projects and housing assessments

Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority announced two competitive funds available for rural communities with a population under 20,000. Funding of up to $400,000 has been allocated to the Rural Innovation Grant …
By BPC Staff | Feb 10, 2021
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Broadband expansion, population growth key goals outlined in Iowa Business Council’s annual dashboard

 

 

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  Iowa is strongly positioned to compete with other states in 2021, according to indicators measured by the Iowa Business Council’s annual Competitive Dashboard …
By MICHAEL CRUMB | Feb 10, 2021
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Child care, broadband expansion among top priorities of Governor’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board

Solving the state’s child care crisis was the unanimous No. 1 priority listed in recommendations released in a report last week by the Governor’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board.

The advisory board was created last summer …
By MICHAEL CRUMB | Feb 8, 2021
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Iowa unemployment filings increase slightly

The number of Iowans who filed unemployment claims last week increased slightly to 52,646, Iowa Workforce Development data shows. The number of claims filed is 2% more than the 51,554 claims filed the previous week. …
By BPC Staff | Feb 5, 2021
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Leading Indicators Index reports continued employment growth

The Iowa Leading Indicators Index increased to 104.2 in December 2020 from 103.8 in November. With six of the eight components contributing positively, the monthly diffusion index remained unchanged at 62.5 in December from November. …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Feb 4, 2021
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SBA backs more than $2M in Central Iowa loans in January

The U.S. Small Business Administration in January backed eight loans totaling $2,099,700 to Central Iowa businesses, the same number and a comparable dollar amount of loans made by the agency in January 2020. The loans …
By BPC Staff | Feb 4, 2021
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Broadband expansion, population growth key goals outlined in Iowa Business Council’s annual dashboard

The Iowa Business Council released its 2021 Competitive Dashboard report today. Image contributed by IBC

Iowa is strongly positioned to compete with other states in 2021, according to indicators measured by the Iowa Business Council’s annual Competitive Dashboard …
By MICHAEL CRUMB | Feb 3, 2021