Iowa
If Iowa loses caucus position, Des Moines will miss out on major boost
The increase Des Moines gets from the Iowa caucuses gets on the line since the Autonomous National Board no more ensures the state its first-in-the-nation condition in the governmental nominating procedure.
Why it matters: The political craze gas earnings upticks for resorts, dining establishments, recreation organizations and also media electrical outlets in the funding city.
And Also: The caucuses offer an increase throughout a common time-out in traveling throughout the January and also February months.
- As well as they can frequently attract nationwide media — and also their cash — to the location also previously to capture occasions like the Iowa State Fair and also the Harkin Steak Fry, Greg Edwards, head of state of Catch Des Moines, informed Axios.
- “The resorts have currently been asking us, what’s taking place?” Edwards informed Axios.
By the numbers: In 2020, Catch Des Moines approximated the caucuses created $11.3 million in earnings for Des Moines organizations, based upon resort appointments and also the variety of media electrical outlets that concerned the city the week before the occasion.
- For media electrical outlets, the advertising and marketing investing is substantial. In Iowa, political advertisements from caucus prospects got to $44 million for the 2020 caucus, a boost from $40 million in 2016.
- However the large draw is the quantity of direct exposure Des Moines manages significant information electrical outlets stating the city — a marketing worth that’s approximated to amount to $200+ million, Edwards claimed.
Yes, however: Economic experts state the results aren’t durable.
- Around January and also February, Des Moines resorts are usually at 60% ability. That partially bumps to 90% in a caucus year.
- In contrast, the yearly state fumbling competition leads to 100% ability, Iowa State economic expert Peter Orazem claimed in 2020.
As well as in regards to the labor market, many Iowans that can functioning a permanent work are currently used.
- Project settings mainly attract from the existing labor force, instead of offer brand-new tasks.
In between the lines: Some advantages, like networking, are tough to determine.
- Raygun proprietor Mike Draper claimed links produced throughout the caucuses have actually caused even more organization chances, consisting of a partnership with the White Home Correspondents’ Organization.
The Des Moines-based apparel and also layout firm is making Tees and also boodle for the team’s upcoming supper on April 30, including comic Trevor Noah.
- “A great deal of the job we have actually done has actually originated from links with the caucuses,” Draper claimed.
Iowa
No Beau: What's Next for Iowa in the Portal?
On Sunday evening, we learned that Iowa officially missed out on Penn State quarterback Beau Pribula, a big target out of the transfer portal. After visits to Iowa, Missouri, UCF and Ole Miss, the former Nittany Lion elected to take his talents to Mizzou.
So what’s next for the Hawkeyes? What other available targets are worth looking into? Is their best option not in the portal (yet)?
Let’s take a look at what Iowa could do next at the QB position, with its top target off the board.
Iowa
MN dog missing for 2 years found in Iowa
(FOX 9) – The holidays are much brighter for a Twin Cities couple who were recently reunited with their mini goldendoodle. Their dog ran away more than two years ago.
Corduroy the dog goes missing
The backstory: Some of you may remember when Corduroy went missing two years ago. His owners searched everywhere but no dog. Their search ended last month when Corduroy was found in Iowa.
“I went up to him, bent down, and had him smell me, and I said, Do you remember me?,” said Chris Hoefer, Corduroy’s dad.
October 22, 2022 is a day the couple will never forget.
“A friend of ours was dog sitting room. Our friend was taking him on a walk, and he was actually attacked by another dog. He broke loose of his collar and ran away,” said Hoefer.
Finding a missing dog
What We Know: It’s a moment Chris Hoefer and his husband have been waiting for since Corduroy went missing. They’re now embracing the love and joy of having him again.
“He’s so comfortable with us, and he’s still just such a sweet and gentle dog that you know, the same dog that he was two years ago,” said Christiaan Montgomery, Corduroy’s dad.
What followed was nearly 500 tips and two years of searching led nowhere. That is, until this one voicemail:
We had a stray dog come in and we scanned for microchips, and checking that chip, it came registered to you.
It was on November 10 by the Dubuque Iowa Humane Society.
“I was in disbelief. And I couldn’t believe that it was in Dubuque, Iowa, which is almost 300 miles away from here,” said Montgomery.
The couple took the drive, and Corduroy was able to come home for the holidays because of his microchip.
“I’ve been keeping his chip active since he went missing, just in the hopes that one day he might show up at a location where they had a scanner,” said Montgomery.
What’s next: Lindsay Koopmann with The Retrievers Volunteer Last Dog Team says if you find a stray dog, get it scanned. So, dogs like Corduroy can enjoy Christmas with their parents.
“There’s no way he ever would have made his way home here and be reunited without being microchipped,” said Koopmann.
Iowa
How To Watch Pop Tarts Bowl: Iowa State vs. Miami, Bowl Game TV Schedule
The Miami Hurricanes are back in action for the final time this season as they look to prove that they were one of the best teams in the league this season as they face the Iowa State Cyclones in the Pop-Tarts Bowl in Orlando.
What is better for the Canes is that most of their starting player from this previous season will be participating instead of opting out.
That means the No. 1 offense in the country will be on full display with Heisman finalist and the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award Winner Cam Ward taking the field with All-American Xavier Restrepo and the rest of the electric offense for the Hurricanes.
This will be the final game of a great, yet disappointing season for the Hurricanes but the morale is high as year three of the Mario Cristobal Era comes to a close.
Who: Miami vs. Iowa State
When: 3:30 p.m. on ABC
Where: Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL
Series: First contest between the two teams.
Last time out, Miami: Miami came up short of reaching the ACC Championship Game after failing to stop the electric offense of the Syracuse Orange and losing 42-38 in the final game of the regular season.
Last time out, Iowa State: The Cyclones got blown out in the Big 12 Championship game against winners Arizona State 45-19 as they struggled to find offense all game long.
Mon., Dec. 23
Myrtle Beach Bowl
Coastal Carolina vs. UTSA
11 a.m. on ESPN
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Northern Illinois vs. Fresno State
2:30 p.m. on ESPN
Tues., Dec. 24
Hawai’i Bowl
South Florida vs. San Jose State
8 p.m. on ESPN
Thurs., Dec. 26
GameAbove Sports Bowl
Pittsburgh vs. Toledo
2 p.m. on ESPN
Rate Bowl
Rutgers vs. Kansas State
5:30 p.m. on ESPN
68 Ventures Bowl
Arkansas State vs. Bowling Green
9 p.m. on ESPN
Fri., Dec. 27
Armed Forces Bowl
Navy vs. Oklahoma
12 p.m. on ESPN
Birmingham Bowl
Vanderbilt vs. Georgia Tech
3:30 p.m. on ESPN
Liberty Bowl
Arkansas vs. Texas Tech
7 p.m. on ESPN
Holiday Bowl
Syracuse vs. Washington State
8 p.m. on Fox
Las Vegas Bowl
Texas A&M vs. USC
10:30 p.m. on ESPN
Sat., Dec. 28
Fenway Bowl
North Carolina vs. UConn
11 a.m. on ESPN
Pinstripe Bowl
Nebraska vs. Boston College
12 p.m. on ABC
New Mexico Bowl
TCU vs. Louisiana
2:15 p.m. on ESPN
Pop-Tarts Bowl
Miami vs. Iowa State
3:30 p.m. on ABC
Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl
Colorado State vs. Miami (OH)
4:30 p.m. on CW Network
Military Bowl
NC State vs. East Carolina
5:45 p.m. on ESPN
Alamo Bowl
Colorado vs. BYU
7:30 p.m. on ABC
Independence Bowl
Army vs. Louisiana Tech
9:15 p.m. on ESPN
Mon., Dec. 30
Music City Bowl
Missouri vs. Iowa
2:30 p.m. on ESPN
Tues., Dec. 31
ReliaQuest Bowl
Alabama vs. Michigan
12 p.m. on ESPN
Sun Bowl
Louisville vs. Washington
2 p.m. on CBS
Citrus Bowl
South Carolina vs. Illinois
3 p.m. on ABC
Texas Bowl
LSU vs. Baylor
3:30 p.m. on ESPN
Thurs., Jan. 2
Gator Bowl
Ole Miss vs. Duke
7:30 p.m. on ESPN
Fri., Jan. 3
First Responder Bowl
North Texas vs. Texas State
4 p.m. on ESPN
Duke’s Mayo Bowl
Minnesota vs. Virginia Tech
7:30 p.m. on ESPN
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Sat., Jan. 4
Bahamas Bowl
Buffalo vs. Liberty
11 a.m. on ESPN2
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