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Hawkeye Community College Announces 2023-2024 Business Consortium Workshop Serie
Hawkeye Community College has announced the next Business Consortium Workshop Series, focused on providing an intense concentration of knowledge in specific business topics to employees across all industries.The consortium consists of 11 different workshops, all focused on building business strength. Workshops run once a month from 8:30-11:00 a.m. and are led by business training professionals with years of field experience.
September 13 entertainment at 4th St. Diner
Everyone is invited to enjoy linch at the 4th Street Diner for our famous Ham Ball menu. We will have Barb Riggle as a special guest; playing the piano from 11:30 am to 12:00 noon. Reservations can be made as early as Sunday, September 10th. We look forward to seeing you!To make a reservation call, 319-472-4761On-Site, Carryout and Home Delivered meals are available!RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIREDWe have a limited number of seats available each day.
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42° North Winery Annual Big Bash, Saturday, September 16
Our BIG BASH is almost here!!!Saturday, September 16 from 11 a.m. - 4:00 p.mBring your lawn chairs to enjoy a day of music with Todd Frank and Rachel Darling. Wood fired pizzas from Good Morrow’s pizza will be available for purchase.Also available will be our eight wines to taste and enjoy.Come out and enjoy, some great food, wine and music! Opal and Hazel's September Events
OUR WEBSITE IS LIVE !Please go check out opalandhazelspizza.com when you can. We are super proud of the way it looks and are excited for you to finally see it.If your business is looking for help designing your website, let us know and we will get you connected with our designer! (She does great work!)For September we travel to Amana three times. HACAP Food Reservoir Celebrating 40 Years of Feeding Eastern Iowa
HACAP Food Reservoir will commemorate 40 years of feeding Eastern Iowa with an open house on September 26, 2023 that will be open to community members, partners, donors, and volunteers. The public will have the opportunity to take a tour, meet staff, and learn about how food moves through the warehouse from donation to delivery.1 in 13 individuals in HACAP Food Reservoir’s service areas struggle with food insecurity.
Wind portfolio increases production 25% over 2021 levels
More than 50% of the energy Alliant Energy’s Iowa utility provided to its customers in 2022 came from renewable energy generation. Alliant Energy, the third-largest owner-operator of regulated wind in the U.S., increased production by 25% from 2021 levels. This increase allowed its Iowa utility to provide a double-digit surge of renewable energy to its customers in 2022, boosting the percentage of renewable energy served to its retail electric customers to 52.
4th St. Diner Menu for September
4th Street Diner
HACAP North Benton Center
202 East Fourth Street
Vinton, IA 52349
319-472-4761
Everyone is WELCOME! On-Site, Carryout and Home Delivered meals are available!
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED
We have a limited number of seats available each day. To ensure you have a seat and a meal,
please call for reservations before 10:00 am the day you wish to eat with us.
Grain Indemnity Fund Assessment Begins September 1
The Grain Indemnity Fund serves as a low-cost insurance policy for Iowa farmersThe reinstatement of fees on grain sold to or deposited at Iowa-licensed grain dealers and warehouses as part of the Iowa Grain Depositors and Sellers Indemnity Fund (Grain Indemnity Fund) starts on September 1.“The Grain Indemnity Fund serves as a low-cost insurance policy for Iowa farmers.
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PROPERTY INSURANCE GETS INTERESTING IN IOWA
We are entering an unprecedented time in the insurance world unlike any we have seen before. “Large reinsurance firms are pulling out of Iowa after a string of natural disasters, jeopardizing coverage for the state’s small-town farmers and residents,” Des Moines Register July 31. RE-Insurance companies have gone from over 40 to less than 20 and have put stipulations in place to stay in business.
East-Central Iowa REC Meets with Grassley Legislative Correspondent
On Friday, August 11, East-Central Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative (ECI REC) had two special guests visit the office,
Eli Harberts, a Legislative Correspondent in D.C. for Senator Grassley’s office, as well as the Director of
Government Relations, Kevin Condon with the Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives (IAEC), ECI REC’s
statewide organization.
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