Targeted Small Business Link, Spring 2011, Vol. 4, no. 2

Targeted Small Business News from the Iowa Department of Economic Development, Spring 2011, Volume 4, Number 2

Targeted Small Business Link, Summer 2011, Vol. 4, no. 3

Targeted Small Business News and information from the Iowa Department of Economic Development.

Review of the Iowa Department of Economic Development targeted small business procurement activities for the year ended June 30, 2011

Review of the Iowa Department of Economic Development targeted small business procurement activities for the year ended June 30, 2011

Targeted Small Business Link, Fall 2011

Targeted Small Business news from the Iowa Economic Development Authority

Targeted Small Business Link, Winter 2011

Targeted small business news from the Iowa Economic Development Authority's Targeted Small Business Program

Targeted Small Business Link, May 1,2012

Targeted Small Business information from the Iowa Economic Development Authority

Audit report on the Iowa Department of Human Services – Targeted Case Management Unit for the year ended June 30, 2011

Audit report on the Iowa Department of Human Services – Targeted Case Management Unit for the year ended June 30, 2011

Targeted Small Business Link, Fall 2012

Targeted Small Business News from the Iowa Economic Development Authority

Review of targeted small business procurement activities for the year ended June 30, 2012

Review of targeted small business procurement activities for the year ended June 30, 2012

Audit report on the Iowa Department of Human Services – Targeted Case Management Unit for the year ended June 30, 2012

Audit report on the Iowa Department of Human Services – Targeted Case Management Unit for the year ended June 30, 2012

Report on a review of targeted small business procurement activities for the year ended June 30, 2013

Report on a review of targeted small business procurement activities for the year ended June 30, 2013

Audit report on the Iowa Department of Human Services – Targeted Case Management Unit for the year ended June 30, 2013

Audit report on the Iowa Department of Human Services – Targeted Case Management Unit for the year ended June 30, 2013

Review of targeted small business procurement activities for the year ended June 30, 2014

Review of targeted small business procurement activities for the year ended June 30, 2014

Modeling Merging Behavior at Lane Drops, InTrans Projects 13-466 and 06-277, 2015

In work-zone configurations where lane drops are present, merging of traffic at the taper presents an operational concern. In addition, as flow through the work zone is reduced, the relative traffic safety of the work zone is also reduced. Improving work-zone flow-through merge points depends on the behavior of individual drivers. By better understanding driver behavior, traffic control plans, work zone policies, and countermeasures can be better targeted to reinforce desirable lane closure merging behavior, leading to both improved safety and work-zone capacity. The researchers collected data for two work-zone scenarios that included lane drops with one scenario on the Interstate and the other on an urban arterial roadway. The researchers then modeled and calibrated these scenarios in VISSIM using real-world speeds, travel times, queue lengths, and merging behaviors (percentage of vehicles merging upstream and near the merge point). Once built and calibrated, the researchers modeled strategies for various countermeasures in the two work zones. The models were then used to test and evaluate how various merging strategies affect safety and operations at the merge areas in these two work zones.

Report on a review of selected general and application controls over the Iowa Department of Human Services’ Targeted Case Management System (TCM) for the period March 31, 2014 through April 18, 2014

Report on a review of selected general and application controls over the Iowa Department of Human Services’ Targeted Case Management System (TCM) for the period March 31, 2014 through April 18, 2014