The United States would stand to lose 850,000 jobs by adding a European-style sales tax on top of the existing U.S. tax structure, according to an economic analysis commissioned by the National Retail Federation (NRF) …
The Iowa City/County Management Association (IaCMA) presented Jeff Mark with the 2010 IaCMA Manager of the Year Award during last month’s Iowa League of Cities conference.
Mark is the city administrator of Altoona, and won …
A group attempting to oust three Iowa Supreme Court justices is facing new opposition from an organization called Fair Courts for Us, whose members include former Gov. Robert Ray, former Lt. Gov. Arthur Neu and …
Higher-than-projected state revenues show that Iowa is on the road to recovery, Gov. Chet Culver announced Monday.
The state’s Revenue Estimating Committee’s (REC) estimates for 2011 fiscal year are $297.7 million more than projected last …
The Business Disaster Case Management Task Force will meet this afternoon from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Rebuild Iowa Office in the Wallace State Office Building, Conference Room 2 in Des Moines. Information is …
The Des Moines City Council will vote today on whether to approve a tax increment finance district for an area of the city that borders Altoona and discuss creating a similar district for an area …
As the campaign for Iowa governor continues to focus on job creation, the state’s job losses continue to pile up.
Principal Financial Group Inc.’s decision to get out of the medical insurance business may make …
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) is poised to recoup more than $1 billion in losses stemming from the credit crisis, Bloomberg reported.
The agency, which is continuing its probe into the financial meltdown, has …
The Iowa Supreme Court has affirmed a decision by the Iowa Court of Appeals related to the state’s use-tax exemption policy on equipment indirectly used in a manufacturing process. In an opinion issued this morning, …
Iowa has received a funding commitment of $13.2 million from the Treasury Department to expand the state’s small business lending programs, the Treasury announced this morning. The funding was authorized by the Small Business Jobs …
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