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Des Moines Register: Iowa has paid $29 million to $30 million in fraudulent unemployment insurance claims since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the head of the state’s workforce agency says. During a quarterly board meeting, Iowa Workforce …
Iowa’s rural economy improved in May behind solid job gains, according to a survey of rural Main Street bankers released Thursday. Creighton University’s Rural Main Street Index for Iowa jumped more than 10 points to …
From a partnership between Archer Daniels Midland Co. and a Japanese company to produce synthetic spider silk, to a Brazilian company moving its global headquarters to the Iowa State University Research Park in Ames, the …
Des Moines Register: The state is giving food processing giant Archer Daniels Midland a $1 million tax credit for an improbable-sounding project: to turn corn into synthetic spider silk. The company plans to use its wet …
The Iowa Economic Development Authority board is expected to decide at its June 18 meeting what projects will receive funding through the state’s Iowa Reinvestment Act program, according to a board spokesperson. Board members in …
Iowa companies shed 5,800 jobs in April, dropping the state’s total seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment to 1.51 million, new data from the Iowa Workforce Development shows. In March, the state had 1.52 million nonfarm-related jobs; …
Before the start of the pandemic, more than 80,000 people each weekday poured into downtown Des Moines, where they not only worked but also supported restaurants and coffee shops, boutiques and other retailers.
The pandemic …
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Collins Aerospace’s cost-cutting goal of $600 million is now up to $1 billion by 2025, company President Stephen Timm told investors Tuesday. “About half” of the cost reductions already have happened, a company …
Axios Des Moines: Wages are rising in Des Moines as employers try to lure potential workers — and it’s especially true for low-training jobs. Wages for local restaurant hosts have risen to $11-12 an hour and …
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