WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The American Apparel and Footwear Association issued the following news release: The American Apparel & Footwear Association commends the Senate for the passage of S.Res.736 on July 8, designating July as National Anti-Counterfeiting and Consumer Education and Awareness Month. AAFA thanks Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) for the continued leadership in again leading this bipartisan resolution with cosponsors, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 10 -- The Iowa Association of Business and Industry issued the following news release: Chad Reece, Vice President, Government and Industry Relations of Winnebago Industries in Forest City, will serve as chair of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) Board of Directors for the 2025 fiscal year, which began July 1. The ABI Board of Directors unanimously elected Reece during its 121st annual meeting on June 6 in Davenport. Reece served as Vice Chair in 2024 an  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following transcript of an interview on July 9, 2024, with Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, and Rep. Thomas Suozzi, D-New York: * * * Elizabeth Hoffman: On the eve of the NATO summit, which will mark the 75th anniversary of the alliance, it is confronting its most pressing challenge in decades, since the end of the Cold War. Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 served as a stark reminder of the thr  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 10 -- The Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines issued the following news release: On July 1, 2024 new federal rules went into effect that raise the amount of money an employee must earn to be exempt from being paid overtime, with an additional increase scheduled for January 2025. Kellie Gottner from Connectify HR joined us to explain what these new overtime rules mean for local nonprofits, and how to make sure your organization is compliant. Currently in Iowa, the  more