State unemployment rate dips in June amid job gains
Iowa reports seasonally adjusted unemployment at 3.7 percent in June down from 3.8 in May as the workforce shrank by 4,900 to 1.6 million. Nonfarm employment rises by 3,000 to 1,570,600 with gains led by trade and transportation. Cedar Rapids and Johnson County see jobless rate increases to 3.7 and 2.9 percent respectively, while Iowa City MSA adds 300 jobs.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area
MSA
Metro
Iowa City
Johnson County
Government
Workplace dogs bring calm and customer appeal to Iowa offices
In North Liberty and Cedar Rapids, professionals like Kaaren Vargas of Corridor Kids Pediatric Dentistry and Karl Moscrip of Hall Bicycle Company share how dogs in the workplace ease stress and attract clients. Dogs Daisy Maggie and others aid staff, with few allergies or fears among patients reported.
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Kaaren Vargas
Corridor Kids Pediatric Dentistry
North Liberty
Maggie
Lemon Beagle
Nix
Bichon
Vargas
Maureen Kier Osaka
Informatics Inc
Cedar Rapids
Daisy
Karl Moscrip
Hall Bicycle Company
Moscrip
Sadie
Scout
the Gazette
Heat and humidity aid Iowa crops but stress livestock
Last week saw high temperatures boost corn and soybean development in Iowa while increasing stress on livestock. Four and a half fieldwork days were logged. topsoil and subsoil moisture mostly adequate. alfalfa cutting advanced with first cut at 95 percent and second at 53 percent. Dyersville hay sale topped at 140 per ton for new crop second cutting bales.
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Iowa
U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Bill Northey
Northey
Dyersville
Citi Ordered to Pay 770 Million Over Deceptive Credit Card Practices
The CFPB and OCC require Citigroup to provide 700 million in consumer relief and 35 million penalties to each agency for deceptive marketing on credit card add ons. About 7 million accounts were affected, with refunds issued and products halted. Citi has paid over 17 billion in fines since the financial crisis.
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Citigroup Inc
Consumer Bank
U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
CFPB
Wall Street
Tion
Consumer Finance Watchdog
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Richard Cordray
FBR & Co
Edward Mills
Thomson Reuters StarMine
Citibank
Prac
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