(DES MOINES) – Gov. Branstad today announced that Robert S. von Wolffradt has been appointed to serve as the state of Iowa’s Chief Information Officer. Wolffradt, 55, was most recently the Chief Information Officer for the state of Wyoming, where he installed the first cloud email system of any state in the nation. Additionally, Wolffradt […]
Visit is party of administration’s goal to increase trade opportunities by 20 percent Iowa businesses are encouraged to participate in the trade mission (DES MOINES) – Governor Terry E. Branstad will lead a trade mission to Brazil and Chile July 21-28, with the aim to expand trade opportunities for Iowa companies and products. The Iowa […]
Secretary of State Matt Schultz announced today that the statutory deadline of May 15th, 2012 for certain school districts to file director district plans is rapidly approaching. After each federal decennial census, school boards of districts divided into director districts must review the district boundaries to determine whether the current boundaries comply with existing Iowa […]
Washington, Apr 30 – Iowa Congressman Tom Latham hosted a signing ceremony in his Washington office on Monday to officially transfer the battleship USS Iowa from the U.S. Navy to the Pacific Battleship Center, which will preserve the historic vessel and convert it into a memorial and museum. “Iowans are proud that one of the […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Branstad is ordering all flags in the state to be flown at half-staff on Friday, April 27, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in honor of Sgt. 1st Class Edris “Eddie” A. Viers. Sgt. Viers was last seen Aug. 12, 1950, during the “Battle of Bloody Gulch” near Pongam-ni, South Korea, […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds this morning announced they will be coordinating a parade they are calling “A Salute to our Veterans and Service Members Parade.” The parade will be held on Saturday, June 30 in downtown Des Moines. The parade will kick off at the state Capitol complex […]
DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 5.2 percent in March from 5.3 percent in February. The state’s jobless rate was reported at 5.9 percent one year ago. Meanwhile, the U.S. unemployment rate for March edged down to 8.2 percent from 8.3 percent in February. “The state’s economic recovery has gained […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – William Penn University President Dr. Ann Fields announced today that His Excellency Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda, will present the commencement address on Saturday, May 12, 2012 to a graduating class of 370 students and receive an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, for his contributions to the humanities or […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The normally fairly packed restaurant nestled at the intersection of Highway 92 and 23 became the scene of a criminal investigation on Thursday morning. Agents from ICE and the IRS, along with assistance from the Oskaloosa Police Department and the Mahaska County Sheriffs Department, were on scene. During the investigation, officers were […]
(DES MOINES) – Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today led the administration’s weekly news conference with an announcement that blends the administration’s transparency goals with their commitment to the creation of 200,000 new jobs in Iowa through a new initiative called StartupIowa. StartupIowa is bringing the open-data movement to Iowa with the OpenIowa competition, April 27-29. […]
