Officials have awarded state tax breaks to a European company that plans to open a biofuels plant at the site of a closed ethanol production facility near Nevada. VERBIO is based in Germany. The Iowa Economic Development Authority Board has approved state tax benefits in support of the company’s plan to produce what’s called “renewable” natural […]Powered by WPeMatico
Senator Chuck Grassley is giving up the gavel in one U.S. Senate committee, planning to lead another panel that deals with tax and trade policy. Grassley has been chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee since 2015. Grassley announced today he wants to lead the Senate Finance Committee when congress convenes in 2019. The move is […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa plays UConn in the championship game of the 2K Empire Classic in New York City. The Hawkeyes advanced after beating 13th ranked Oregon 77-69. Iowa raced out to an 8-0 lead and never trailed in moving to 3-0. “The start was really important”, said Iowa coach Fran McCaffery. “It is not easy to lead […]Powered by WPeMatico
Ongoing health issues have forced an Iowa Supreme Court Justice to resign. Justice Daryl Hecht of Sloan, who has been receiving treatment for melanoma in Sioux City and at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, announced he will resign from the court on December 13th. Hecht had returned in September to hear oral arguments after […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa’s unemployment rate has dropped its lowest level in nearly 19 years. Iowa Workforce Development spokesman Cory Kelly says the state’s jobless rate in October dipped to 2.4%. “The last time we saw this rate was in March of 2000,” Kelly said. “That 2.4% keeps us second in the nation.” Only Hawaii, at 2.3%, has […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled falls at work caused by medical conditions can’t automatically be ruled out for workers compensation claims. The case involves 38-year-old Jason Bluml, who had a seizure while working as the shift manager of the Long John Silver’s in Council Bluffs in 2012. The fall onto the ceramic tile floor […]Powered by WPeMatico
There’s still more than a month of fall left, but it’s going to start looking and feeling a lot more like winter later today as a cold front glides over Iowa. Meteorologist Craig Cogil, at the National Weather Service bureau in Johnston, says the rain will change to snow late this afternoon and into this […]Powered by WPeMatico
The president of the Board of Regents laid out their plan moving forward on tuition increases at their meeting Thursday in Cedar Falls. Michael Richards says they will hold the first reading of tuition in April, but wait until June for the final reading so they know how much state money they have available. This […]Powered by WPeMatico
The fees for hunting, fishing and trapping licenses in Iowa will soon increase. A legislative committee has given final approval to the license fee increases, which were proposed by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources staff. “Generally speaking, it’s about a 17 percent in those fees, so it’s a modest increase that is certainly going […]Powered by WPeMatico
