Month: March 2024

The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board approved tax incentives today for a proposed Google data center in Cedar Rapids. Cedar Rapids leaders say this is the largest economic development project in the history of […]

A report by the State Ombudsman’s Office found that some county jails were not following Iowa law by taking money directly out of inmate commissary accounts for medical care. Ombudsman Bernardo Granwehr says Iowa law […]

The Iowa Supreme Court heard oral arguments Thursday in the dispute linked to the construction of the University of Iowa’s Children’s Hospital. Modern Piping won a judgment of nearly 13 million dollars after alleging the […]

The owner of a catering business and event venue in northwest Iowa is being named the Iowa Small Business Person of the Year by the Iowa district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Cathy […]

The Iowa House has narrowly passed a package to hike teacher pay, increase general state support for schools and keep Area Education Agencies as the main provider of experts who assist schools with special education […]

The numbers from February show a slight drop in the state’s unemployment rate. Iowa Workforce Development spokesman Jesse Dougherty says. “The unemployment rate reached 2.9%. So that’s an improvement from the 3% we saw in […]

The Iowa Senate has passed a bill that would let the leaders of Iowa’s community colleges would meet every fall to decide how state funding will be distributed among the 15 institutions. Senator Tim Kraayenbrink, […]

ISU Extension horticulture specialist Aaron Steil (like file) says plants that started popping out or blooming early in the recent above-normal temperatures should be okay as the cold returns. “Most plants that come out relatively […]

The commute could be dicey tomorrow morning across parts of northern Iowa, as forecasters say the region may get snow — starting tonight — along a coating of ice. Meteorologist Craig Cogil, at the National […]