The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week from the lowest point of the pandemic. But Iowa’s new claims were down for the first time in five weeks.
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The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week from the lowest point of the pandemic. But Iowa’s new claims were down for the first time in five weeks.
Alliant Energy opened a 2.5 megawatt battery storage facility in Decorah this month following financial support from state and federal agencies.
Kelly Ortberg, a longtime leader of Rockwell Collins and most recently a special advisor to Raytheon Technologies’ CEO before retiring this year, made the sale a few weeks before the company’s next earnings call.
Winnebago Industries, maker of its namesake motor home, has agreed to buy privately held Barletta Pontoon Boats for more than $300 million in a deal that will further expand its marine business.
Last month, the Cedar Rapids City Council approved a resolution authorizing a lease agreement with the College Community School District for a pedestrian tunnel to link the site of the school’s future ag building and the rest of Prairie’s campus.
The Madison, Wis.-based utility also announced plans to plant 1 million trees in Iowa and Wisconsin in its annual Corporate Responsibility Report.
Andrea Achenbach pushes nursing students to become leaders
A $22.5 million funding request for modernizing the locks and dams on the Mississippi River is a “huge win” for Iowa and the Midwest because moving commodities on the river is critical to the agriculture export economy “and is an economic engine for the entire region.”
If confirmed, it would be Culver’s second turn serving on the board
The state unemployment rate increased for the third consecutive month as more Iowans rejoin the labor force.
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