Tag: iowa
A survey worth your time
By Elliott Smith | Guest Column
It’s time to get counted, Iowa – the 2020 United States Census is underway. Every Iowan is being asked...
Reynolds touts Iowa economic potential at WH meeting
Gov. Kim Reynolds discusses how Iowans are getting back to work and what role skills-based training might play in the state's recovery at a...
Report: Iowa has lost over $239M in tax revenue to date
By CBJ News Staff
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Iowa has lost a total of $239.3 million in state and local tax revenue, according to a new report by Oxford Economics released...
Iowa banking sector remained strong in 1Q
By CBJ News Staff
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Iowa’s banking sector remained healthy in the first quarter of 2020, with active loans up 4.3% from a year ago, according...
Iowa’s unemployment rate increases to 10.2% in April
By CBJ News Staff
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Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 10.2% in April, up from 2.7% one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate rose...
Frustration returns for bankers in round 2 of PPP
By CBJ News Staff
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Iowa banks struggled to get Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans processed on Monday after the second round of the U.S. Small...
Reynolds begins reopening 77 of state’s 99 counties
IMAGE: Gov. Kim Reynolds announces the loosening of some restrictions during her Monday press conference. CREDIT Facebook
By Michael Crumb | Des Moines Business Record
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Feds set to refill loan fund for small business
By Katharine Carlon
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More relief for small business is on the way after the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a $484 billion coronavirus relief...
ADM idles ethanol production at Cedar Rapids plant
The ADM dry corn milling ethanol plant in southwest Cedar Rapids. CREDIT KCRG-TV9
By CBJ News Staff
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ADM has announced it will idle ethanol production at...
Restaurant Association says industry on ‘precipice of collapse’
By CBJ News Staff
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The Iowa Restaurant Association has released dire statewide numbers indicating sales are down an average of 75% at restaurants and 89%...