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IEDA Funding, Tax Breaks Spur Job Creation in Iowa

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T he Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) board recently awarded direct financial assistance and tax benefits to four companies for job creation and expansion projects. SIX IOWA STARTUPS GET A BOOST. IEDA Funding, Tax Breaks Spur Job Creation in Iowa. By Shana Daley From the January/February 2016 Issue. Last year, H.J.

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Federal Court Confirms Liberal Federal Policy Favoring Arbitration Awards

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2022) This federal case relates to the construction of a bridge over the Mississippi River between Iowa and Illinois. The state of Iowa hired Lunda Construction Company (Lunda) as the general contractor for the project, which contracted Industrial Steel Construction, Inc. Lunda Construction Company , 33 F.4th 4th 1038, 1041 (8th Cir.

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Stimulus package now below $800 billion

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House and Senate negotiators have agreed to lower the economic stimulus bill to $789 billion in an attempt to reach a compromise between the bills that each side has approved in recent weeks, according to an Associated Press article. That timeline coincides with a scheduled formal meeting of House and Senate negotiators.

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Feature Story: Shovel-Ready Sites – Fired Up, Ready To Go

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FOUR INDUSTRIAL SITES RECEIVE CERTIFICATION IN IOWA. Iowa’s new site certification program is helping to fill the demand for project-ready industrial sites, making the decision to locate in Iowa an easy one. On April 28, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad and Lt. Those projects mean more Iowa jobs.”.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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States poised for major growth in wind energy in coming years include Iowa, Kansas, Texas, Nebraska, North Dakota and Michigan. Today, there are 3,198 utility-scale wind turbines in operation in Iowa and 100 wind projects online and producing electricity in the state. Wind energy is now the fifth-largest electricity source in the U.S.,

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Are There Lessons From the Great Recession for the COVID-19 Pandemic?

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expanded into markets in Iowa, Alabama, and South Carolina, and became a shareholder of American Southern Homes after it acquired Grayhawk Homes in November 2019. . “If “If you can’t do that, you’re going to be one of the first people whacked,” he says. . In 2008, when Hodges was working through the housing crisis in Florida for builder K.

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Business Report: Illinois Leaders Form Non-Profit to Spur Job Creation

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The ILBEDC will not replace the Illinois Department of Commerce, which will maintain key functions, including federal program administration and final authority and oversight of all state grants and incentives negotiated by the ILBEDC. and Grundy Center, Iowa. The ILBEDC is a private organization seeking 501(c)(3) status.