WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release: * * * Ernst Introduces Bill To Halt Fraud-Filled SBA Program 8(a) program is under investigation after evidence of $100 million fraud. * Following allegations of a $100 million fraud scheme in the Small Business Administration's (SBA) 8(a) program, Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is introducing more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release on Nov. 17, 2025: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Boernsen Bees RED OAK, Iowa - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Boernsen Bees of Osceola County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in each of Iow more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release: * * * Ernst, Moolenaar Work with Pentagon to Safeguard Critical Tech from China U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and House Select Committee on China Chair John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) asked the Pentagon how Congress can best help close existing loopholes and safeguard critical defense technology  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks Secures $825,000 to Reopen the Keokuk Area Hospital * KEOKUK Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) announced that she has secured $825,000 in Community Project Funding to support facility improvements at the Keokuk Area Hospital, restoring critical health care access to a region that has gone without a hospital since October 2022. "For more than two years, families i more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks Secures over $5 Million in Community Project Funding for Southeast Iowa * IOWA Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) announced that she has successfully secured $5 million in Community Project Funding for three transformational projects in southeast Iowa, including major investments in childcare, rural health care, and workforce development. "These projects will stre more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Nov. 18 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Mobile Me & You technology and journalism conference prepares CLAS faculty and students to work with AI The Mobile Me & You technology and journalism conference took place at the University of Iowa this year, and consisted of multiple sessions that highlighted the future of storytelling. By Fatima Salinas and Bri Brands The Mobile Me & You Conference brought the College o more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * New blog: Profiling the impact of one CDFI credit union * Credit unions can make a profound impact on its community, in a variety of ways. America's Credit Unions' recent blog posts profile several credit unions that demonstrate that difference. An Iowa credit union is coupling its credit union mission with Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) certification to open d more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Nov. 18 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * CLAS leaders shine at The Way Up conference The Way Up Conference, hosted in the state of Iowa by Kirkwood Community College for over 35 years, aims to develop staff and faculty in higher education institutions as they continue to develop leadership and administrative skills and expertise. By Claire McGranahan For several years, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at more PR