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Iowa Jury Says Companies Not Responsible for Fire in Turkey Plant

Nov 17 2008 // A federal jury says that two maintenance companies are not to blame for a fire that destroyed a turkey-processing plant in Postville. The Davenport jury made its decision in a lawsuit over a fire that destroyed the Iowa...

New Markets

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Workplace Deaths in Iowa Rise in 2007

Nov 10 2008 // The number of people killed on the job in Iowa is up. According to a preliminary report by the U.S. Department of Labor, 88 people died in work-related accidents in 2007. That’s an increase of 17 over 2006. The...

University of Iowa to Restore Art Facility

Nov 7 2008 // Despite the risk that the Iowa River could overflow its banks again, the University of Iowa says it will restore a flood-damaged art building. Officials say that’s because the need for space outweighs the risk that...

$395 Million Approved for Flood, Tornado Recovery in Iowa

Nov 2 2008 // Iowa communities are getting help recovering from a series of natural disasters this year with nearly $395 million in state and federal funding. The money will go to at least 3,200 projects. The biggest chunk of it, about...

New Markets

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Iowa Receives Additional $23 Million in Federal Disaster Aid

Oct 27 2008 // Iowa is set to receive another $23 million in federal money to repair flood damaged roads and bridges. The funds are part of $690 million being divvied up among 28 states by the U.S. Department of Transportation for...

Iowa Governor Appoints Consumer Advocate for Insurance

Oct 24 2008 // Iowa Gov. Chet Culver has appointed the state’s first consumer advocate for insurance. Angel Robinson will fill a post that only two other states, Florida and West Virginia, have on the books. In a statement released...

FEMA Trailers in Iowa Exceed Formaldehyde Levels Considered Safe

Oct 23 2008 // A local television station has found high levels of formaldehyde in trailers issued to flood victims by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The agency responded Tuesday by questioning the survey’s...

$395 Million Approved for Flood, Tornado Recovery in Iowa

Oct 20 2008 // Iowa communities are getting help recovering from a series of natural disasters this year with nearly $395 million in state and federal funding. The money will go to at least 3,200 projects. The biggest chunk of it, about...

Oct 20 2008 // American International Group Inc. (AIG) elected Edward M. Liddy as chairman and CEO. Liddy, 62, succeeds Robert B. Willumstad. Stephen F. Bollenbach, who was named lead independent director in June 2008, continues in that...

Storms’ Toll Takes on Many Forms

Oct 20 2008 // The industry group says at least $553.1 million in insured losses were left by remnants of Hurricane Ike, which swept through the state on Sept. 14. The economic crisis with the failures of Lehman Brothers, then AIG, and...

University of Iowa Appoints 14 Member Flood Task Force

Oct 10 2008 // The University of Iowa has named a 14-member task force that will assist in planning changes to reduce the risk of future flooding from the Iowa River. Officials say the flood mitigation task force will meet throughout the...

Iowa Announces Flood Buy Out Deadline for $200 Million in Federal Aid

Oct 7 2008 // State officials say nearly three dozen Iowa communities vying for about $200 million in federal aid to buy out homes in flood-prone areas have until early next year to make formal applications. Bret Voorhees is a spokesman...

National Group Honors Faga as 2008 Professional Farm Mutual Manager

Oct 7 2008 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) recently awarded Patrick Faga, president/CEO, Central Iowa Mutual Insurance Association, Story, Iowa, the Professional Farm Mutual Manager of the Year Award...

Iowa Town to Give $1 Million in State Flood Aid Directly to Homeowners

Oct 6 2008 // Waterloo, Iowa got its flood money. Now, the city has to figure out what to do with it. The city council voted on October 2 to approve more than $1 million in aid from state agencies. Mayor Tim Hurley says now he and his...

Iowa Governor Threatens Special Session Unless $85 Million Released

Sep 8 2008 // Iowa Gov. Chet Culver on on September 5 demanded that federal officials release $85 million in disaster assistance within the next 10 days, or he’ll summon the Legislature back into a special session to find money to...

University of Northern Iowa Arsonist Released From Prison After 10 Months

Sep 5 2008 // A man who set fires on the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) campus in 2005 causing millions of dollars in damage has been released from prison, surprising university officials who did not expect his 30-year sentence to be...

Iowa Task Force Reviews Flood Aid; Special Legislative Session Considered

Sep 4 2008 // A task force created to assess damage from this year’s flooding and make recommendations for recovery released a report on Tuesday, September 2, that called for expanded housing programs for flood victims and...

Iowa City Officials Deny Newspaper’s Flood Damage Request

Sep 3 2008 // Cedar Rapids city officials said address-by-address flood damage data is not public record, despite a U.S. Circuit Court ruling in Florida in 2007 that said the data is public. An assistant city attorney in Cedar Rapids...