WATERLOO, Iowa (KWWL) As COVID-19 vaccine supply expands, some Eastern Iowa companies are now able to offer their employees incentives to get their vaccine shots.
If you have driven along Highway 20 in Dyersville, you ve probably seen signs for FarmTek, Clearspan, and TekSupply, all part of the Engineering Services and Products Company or ESAPCO.
ESAPCO is encouraging employees to get vaccinated by offering a one-time $100 bonus and two extra days of vacation. We want our employees to not only be safe, but to feel safe while they re at work as well, said Safety and Compliance Manager Richard Gassman.
Part of the reason Gassman and FarmTek are trying to get as many of their employees vaccinated lies in the work they do. The Dyersville company specializes in building greenhouses, tension fabric buildings, and large beam buildings. There are parts of the heavy industrial process that are dangerous to do without more than one person.
Dubuque City Council looks at benefits for a childcare center by demolishing two historic buildings
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Dream Center in Dubuque has had an expansion project in the works for many years now, and the plan was finally reviewed in Monday night s City Council Meeting.
City Council Members discussed buildings 1620 & 1628 White Street undergoing demolition, so the Dream Center can build an outdoor playground area and an access point that meets ADA Disability standards.
The residential buildings at 1620 & 1628 White Street are identified under the
Washington Residential Historic District as historical landmarks, retaining a brick exterior that s catalogued dating back to the 1800s like many in the district.
By Mark Evenstad
Feb 1, 2021 2:37 PM
Dubuque City Manager Mike Van Milligen has decided against offering a program that would provide a $100 incentive for each city staff member that receives the COVID-19 vaccine. Van Milligen announced Sunday that he was “rescinding” the program and that an item related to it would be removed from the City Council agenda for tonight’s meeting. Under the program, qualifying city staff would have been eligible for one of three incentives: a $100 gift certificate from a local restaurant of the employee’s choice, $100 gift certificate from a local not-for-profit organization or a $100 donation made in the employee’s name to a not-for-profit organization of the employee’s choice. With about 750 eligible employees, the incentive program was estimated to cost up to $75,000 if all city staff received the vaccine. The program was to be paid for through excess local option sales tax revenue the city received in November.
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