Iowa jobless rate climbs to 10.2 percent in April
Iowa’s unemployment rate rose to 10.2 percent in April as the pandemic forced furloughs and layoffs across sectors. Leisure and hospitality shed 68,500 jobs, while retail fell 12.8 percent. Gov. Reynolds expects gradual improvement with reopening and ongoing mitigation, and CARES funds may replenish the unemployment trust fund.
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Iowa
Beth Townsend
Iowa Workforce Development
Kim Reynolds
Reynolds
Federal Cares
Associated Press
Corn farmers plant more amid six year slump and record 2020 harvest
Corn growers expand plantings despite a six year price trough with USDA forecasting a record 2020 harvest. Farmers claim demand struggles from coronavirus as ethanol and livestock feed needs drop, yet they push acreage hoping for a rebound while emphasizing diverse cropping and markets.
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al Kluis
Wayzata
Minn
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Brian Thalmann
Plato
Minnesota Corn Growers Association
Peterson
Accel Group Moves to New Fountains Building
Accel Group, Cedar Rapids insurance firm formerly Millhiser Smith, will occupy the second and third floors of a 33,000 square foot mixed use building at Blairs Ferry and Edgewood roads NE with 11,000 square feet on the first floor available for lease. The project, designed by Fusion Architects, broke ground in April with completion planned for spring or summer 2021, aiming to house about 60 staff with growth potential.
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Cedar Rapids
Fountains
Blairs Ferry
Edgewood Roads
Accel Group
Millhiser Smith Agency
Fusion Architects
Ahmann Cos
Compass Commercial Services
Q4 Real Estate
Acces
Cedar Falls
Coralville
Waverly
West Des Moines
Tim Gassmann
Lockdowns Cut Robocalls Worldwide Decline Aids Scams
Industry experts say robocalls fell as lockdowns reduced call-center activity in India and the Philippines. YouMail reports US robocalls down from February to April with a daily average of 97 million in April. Authorities pursue telecom providers enabling COVID-19 scams while enforcement efforts nibble at volumes. Consumer groups note call blocking helps, though some unwanted calls slip through. FTC complaints declined in March and April, with FCC figures showing similar trends.
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YouMail
United States
Ruary
Alex Quilici
India
Philippines
Quilici
Telecom
Maureen Mahoney
Consumer Reports
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Communications Commission
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