Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.1 percent in August — a level that was well below the national rate and the number of Iowans who were thrown out of work a year ago during the economic throes of COVID-19 pandemic.
In partnership with the organizations that created the SET fund in late 2018, Rachel Rockwell helps manage grant dollars and convene collaborators to advance the work identified by the SET task force
From online retail giants to local takeout, last year’s home quarantine period saw a boom in home-delivery services. That wave receded this spring as vaccination numbers grew, but larger Iowa markets are likely to see continued growth in the service.
The bridge, the first of its kind in Iowa and eligible to be added to the National Register of Historic Places, will be torn down in April
In 2004, a group of Midwestern soil scientists, including John Sawyer at Iowa State University, developed the Maximum Return to Nitrogen, a practice that calls for weighing the prices of corn and fertilizer to find the sweet spot of productivity and profit without waste. The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation criticized the approach in a July podcast.
But Iowa still sees a drop in new and continuing applications
Early last year, remote work was a growing but limited part of the workforce. Many employers initially resisted the remote work model for fears that it would reduce collaboration and efficiency. However, remote work suddenly has become the status quo as many companies have delayed returning to work due to the recent COVID-19 delta variant surge.
The funding allocations are expected to be announced in September
All of Raytheon Technologies’ U.S. employees will be required to be vaccinated.
The parent company of Cedar Rapids’ largest employer Collins Aerospace is optimistic about the commercial aerospace recovery despite the COVID-19 Delta variant.
North Liberty-based South Slope Cooperative Telephone was among 39 applicants to be awarded a total of $97,500,000 for broadband infrastructure as part of the Empower Rural Iowa Broadband Grant Program.
The Iowa Department of Public Health on Wednesday confirmed the locations of two new dispensaries. Iowa Cannabis Co. East will be at 382 Highway 1 W in Iowa City and Iowa Cannabis Co. West will be in Council Bluffs.
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