Statewide Iowa — Overall unemployment numbers continued to move downward during the last week.
Iowa Workforce Development reports ongoing unemployment claims dropped by more than 67-hundred last week to 51-thousand-666. Ongoing claims peaked at more than 189-thousand in May.
The drop in ongoing claims comes as the number of new claims increased slightly for the week. The manufacturing industry and self-employed individuals each had more than 900 new job claims in the last week.
Spirit Lake, Iowa — A major road upgrade in the Iowa Great Lakes region is ahead of schedule. Iowa DOT engineer
Grimes, Iowa — Black Hills Energy is seeking an increase in natural gas rates. If approved by the Iowa Utilities Board,
Washington, DC — On Thursday of this past week, Iowa Congressman Randy Feenstra had surgery. According to a statement posted on
Sheldon, Iowa — The Sheldon City Council met this week in regular session. They approved the consent agenda, which covered several
Des Moines, Iowa — A bill Governor Reynolds has signed into law has connections to her husband’s lung cancer treatment. The
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