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Sukup Manufacturing announces leadership changes

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Sukup Manufacturing Co.’s board of directors has named Tom Mangan, the company’s chief financial officer, to serve as Sukup’s next president and CEO. Steve Sukup will begin a transition into the …

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Ag secretary speaks about trade, tariffs at Ag Leaders Dinner

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Five hundred people packed into the FFA Enrichment Center in Ankeny on Monday night for the 13th Annual Iowa Ag Leaders Dinner to hear U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins speak …

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Iowa Donor Network CEO to retire

Suzanne Conrad, CEO of the Iowa Donor Network, is retiring after nearly three decades of service. Conrad’s career began in 1981, when she served as a cardiothoracic surgery nurse at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Conn. …

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Urbandale Food Pantry moves to new space

The Urbandale Food Pantry will open at its new location at 7901 Douglas Ave. on Tuesday. Rendering courtesy of Urbandale Food Pantry

The Urbandale Food Pantry, which has seen demand for food items grow, is …

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Report: Fewer men in Iowa’s workforce could prove costly

Since 1977, the percentage of men between the ages of 16 and 24 (represented by blue dots) participating in the labor force has dropped 17.5 points, according to data from Common Sense Institute. The percentage…
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SBA restores lender fees to 7(a) loan program

The U.S. Small Business Administration has restored lender fees to its 7(a) loan program. The 7(a) program, the SBA’s primary business loan program, provides loan guarantees to lenders that allow them to provide financial help …

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Inflation expectations have risen this year, says University of Michigan report

The University of Michigan has updated its “Current versus Pre-Pandemic Long-Run Inflation Expectations” report from October to include four additional months of data. The report includes seven years of data from phone and internet surveys …

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ABI quarterly survey shows tariff concerns, capital spending plans

The Iowa Association of Business and Industry has released the results of its latest quarterly survey with statewide business leaders. The survey, conducted in early March, shows leaders are concerned about tariffs, plan to keep staffing …

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Report: 1,100 jobs shed in Iowa in February

Iowa firms shed 1,100 jobs in February, ending a three-month streak of jobs gains, new data from Iowa Workforce Development shows.

The job loss in February was mostly fueled by lower-than-expected seasonal hiring at the …

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Economist Goss offers his take on tax collections, tariffs

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In his monthly newsletter, Ernie Goss, the Jack A. MacAllister chair in regional economics at Creighton University, this week summarized the state of the economy.

Goss publishes the monthly Creighton …