SACRAMENTO, California, April 21 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in five Iowa counties and neighboring counties in Minnesota of the May 20, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset economic  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago issued the following Beige Book on April 17, 2024: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity in the Seventh District increased slightly overall in late February and March, and contacts generally expected a similar rate of increase over the next year. Employment increased modestly; business and consumer spending rose slightly; nonbusiness contacts saw no change in activity; and manufacturing and construction and re  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 22 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following statement on April 20, 2024: * * * Today, Gov. Reynolds released the following statement in response to the conclusion of the 2024 legislative session: "Iowa has set a course for transformation, and it was the driving force of the 2024 legislative session. We prioritized special education reform and early literacy instruction to help all students reach their potential, and increased teacher salaries to attract and   more