Year: 2017

Job cuts are coming to a Nestlé plant in northeast Iowa. The company reports 56 positions at the plant in Waverly will be eliminated between now and over the course of next year as part of an effort to “streamline operations” across the United States. William Werger, Waverly’s Economic Development Director, says Nestlé is among […]Powered by WPeMatico

Governor Kim Reynolds is flying to Washington next week to meet face-to-face with Vice President Pence and the head of the EPA to ask that “commitments” on the Renewable Fuels Standard be fulfilled. President Trump promised to be a bio-fuels booster when he was running for office, but EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has proposed lowering […]Powered by WPeMatico

The number of diagnosed hepatitis C cases in Iowa has increased more than 200 percent in the past 16 years. “We have about 2200 people per year getting a diagnosis of hepatitus C now. That makes it third on our list of reportable infectious diseases in the state,” said Randy Mayer of the Iowa Department of […]Powered by WPeMatico

The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Iowa District Office reports it approved loans to more than 450 small businesses in the past fiscal year, supporting $195-million in total lending. SBA spokesman Dave Lentell says that’s down from the previous fiscal year, which saw more than 480 loans exceeding $261-million. The drop isn’t a big concern, he […]Powered by WPeMatico

The armed robbery of a central Iowa nursing home over the weekend highlights the growing problem of opioid abuse in the state. That’s the word from Newton Police Chief Rob Burdess after two men stole medications from the Nelson Manor Nursing Home in Newton early Sunday morning. “Around the state and around the country, as […]Powered by WPeMatico

New legislation moving through Congress is designed to expand markets for farmers in Iowa and nationwide. It’s called the Local Food and Regional Market Supply – or FARMS – Act. Anna Johnson, a policy program associate with the Center for Rural Affairs, says the bill aims to help producers sell locally. “This bill does three […]Powered by WPeMatico

Iowa’s two U.S. senators are among several lawmakers who will meet today with Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt. They’re trying to urge him to raise the proposed Renewable Volume Obligations for biodiesel and to abandon the agency’s plans to cut production of biofuels next year. Senator Chuck Grassley says biofuels are the backbone of […]Powered by WPeMatico

A former football player at the University of Northern Iowa has suffered an untimely death. According to reports, former UNI football player Jaz Granderson was shot and killed in St. Louis early Monday morning. Granderson was living in St. Louis where he was a high school football coach. A motive behind the shooting hasn’t been […]Powered by WPeMatico