Growth Alliance staff – Kelly Halsted, Jill Nelson and myself – as well as county supervisors Niki Conrad and Mark Campbell, along with other Webster County staff, attended the Gowrie Annual Spring Banquet held in the Heartland Bank Community Room on March 30. At the banquet, Deb Brown ...
Traveling across the state, from river to river, I hear directly from working families who are looking for more childcare options and small business owners on a mission to find more employees. Childcare remains a workforce issue in both our metropolitan areas and rural communities, with ...
On my Feenstra Agriculture Tour, I have met with countless farmers and producers to discuss the upcoming Farm Bill and commonsense policies that will protect the productivity, profitability, and international competitiveness of Iowa agriculture. From maintaining like-kind exchange and step-up ...
Thirteen weeks down and three left to go. On the one hand time has flown by very quickly, but on the other hand it seems like we have been here way too long. As I have stated many times, the one thing we absolutely must get done each year is approving next year’s budget. We are getting ...
In 2019, the United States became energy independent for the first time in 62 years – a major milestone for our nation’s energy and national security. That same year, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the price of a gallon of gasoline averaged $2.60 nationwide and ...
At UnityPoint Health – Fort Dodge, we look forward to being your community partner, not just during the hard times, but the good times also. From your partner in health care to your partner in wellness and in the community, we are dedicated to being by your side through it all. We are ...