President Barack Obama seemed to seek the praise of the business community during last night’s State of the Union address.
Obama called for progress on stalled trade pacts, investments in education and infrastructure and freezing …
A White House official said President Barack Obama will call for a five-year freeze in non-security, discretionary spending during his State of the Union address, MSNBC reported.
The official said the proposal will be part …
The federal government recovered more than $4 billion through its health-care fraud prevention and enforcement actions in fiscal year 2010, the largest recovery of taxpayer dollars in the Justice Department’s history, officials announced today. Federal …
Gov. Terry Branstad has named W. Thomas Phillips, a retired Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. executive, to serve on the Iowa Board of Parole. Also appointed to the board by Branstad were former state Rep. Doris …
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has provided a $477,754 grant that will enable the Iowa Small Business Development Centers to establish an office of international trade in Des Moines. The funding is part of …
The U.S. Treasury Department’s toxic asset funds have gained 27 percent since they were created to help revive the mortgage-backed securities market, according to data expected to be released today, Reuters reported.
As part of …
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced this morning that he has filed a friend-of-the-court brief with eight other states’ attorneys general, all Democrats, defending the constitutionality of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act …
President Barack Obama’s outside panel of economic advisers will be led by Jeffrey Immelt, CEO of General Electric Co., Bloomberg reported. Immelt, 54, wrote today in an op-ed piece in the Washington Post that Obama …
Beth Townsend has been named director of the Iowa Civil Rights Commission, Gov. Terry Branstad announced yesterday. Townsend, who through her private practice, Townsend Law Office, has represented individuals before the Iowa Civil Rights Commission, …
With new Iowa Economic Development Director Debi Durham on hand, the Iowa Innovation Council approved its strategic plan last week.
Durham, named to the position by Gov. Terry Branstad, came to the meeting after last …
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