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Iowa’s unemployment rate increases slightly to 2.7%

Friday, January 24, 2020 3:00 PM

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased slightly to 2.7% in December.
How is the local economy doing? Business Record readers answer.

BY BUSINESS RECORD STAFF

Friday, January 24, 2020 6:00 AM
Indianola receives federal grant for access road for training center

Thursday, January 23, 2020 3:13 PM

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration announced it has awarded a $627,237 grant to the city of Indianola to support an access road project that will serve a workforce training facility for electrical line workers.
Economist: Recession chances lessen in 2020, but so do growth prospects

BY CAROLL STONER

Thursday, January 23, 2020 1:37 PM

The probability of a recession in 2020 is waning, according to the keynote speaker of the Corridor Business Journal’s 2020 Economic Forecast Luncheon on Wednesday, the Corridor Business Journal reported. However, growth prospects for the economy this year are modest.
IowaWORKS expands services at new satellite location in Des Moines

Thursday, January 23, 2020 11:07 AM

Iowa Workforce Development and community partners will host the opening of the new IowaWORKS satellite office at Park Fair Mall on Jan. 28. The open house begins at 9 a.m. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, followed by center tours.
Economic Forecast 2020

BY CHRIS CONETZKEY

Thursday, January 23, 2020 6:00 AM
Iowa fell behind most states in job growth after Great Recession, new paper asserts

Tuesday, January 21, 2020 10:46 AM

Iowa industries recovered from the Great Recession at a rate less than half that of the national average, according to a new Iowa State University paper.
Rural Mainstreet Index begins 2020 on stronger footing

BY BUSINESS RECORD STAFF

Monday, January 20, 2020 12:18 PM

A monthly economic survey of rural Midwest bankers reached its highest level this month since June 2018, despite expectations for a further decline in farm equipment sales and borrowing in 2020.
Central Iowa water trails private fundraising tops $17 million

BY BUSINESS RECORD STAFF

Thursday, January 16, 2020 11:55 AM
Airport, downtown and Future Ready Des Moines earmark Partnership’s strategic priorities

BY EMILY BARSKE

Thursday, January 16, 2020 7:50 AM
State agencies to host reentry roundtable at Anamosa prison

Wednesday, January 15, 2020 10:41 AM

The Iowa Department of Corrections and Iowa Workforce Development will co-host an Employer and Reentry Roundtable event for employers on Jan. 29 at the Anamosa State Penitentiary in Anamosa.
NOTEBOOK: National Skills Coalition seeks to ramp up Iowa business connections

BY JOE GARDYASZ

Friday, January 10, 2020 6:00 AM

The leader of a national business group focused on closing the skills gap for American workers says it’s frustrating that funding more skills training doesn’t seem to be a top issue for any presidential candidate, despite overwhelming bipartisan support by voters.
Expert: New state law is not a guarantee your company won’t be sued for hiring an ex-offender

BY JOE GARDYASZ

Friday, January 10, 2020 6:00 AM

Many employers in Iowa are rethinking their policies on hiring individuals with criminal records. But they’re also treading very carefully, says a legal expert.
Preparing for reentry

BY JOE GARDYASZ

Friday, January 10, 2020 6:00 AM
Iowa rises to middle of the pack in U-Haul migration study

Wednesday, January 8, 2020 2:51 PM

Iowa rose 11 spots in 2019 to become "the No. 30 Growth State in America," according to the latest U-Haul data analyzing U.S. migration trends.

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