Economic Development

The Iowa Economic Development Authority last week approved financial incentives for three companies, including a Des Moines business that plans to add 60,000 square feet to its facility.

The IEDA board voted Friday to grant …

More than 1.53 million Iowans were employed in September, up slightly from August, pushing the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate down to 4.7%, Iowa Workforce Development reported today.

In September 2019, Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment …

Six companies have been named winners of the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s 2020 Economic Impact Awards. The awards, announced Friday, recognize companies in the Greater Des Moines area that significantly influence the local economy through …

Iowa Workforce Development Director Beth Townsend has been appointed to serve as a member of the Department of Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans. The appointment is effective immediately and will continue through June 2022. Townsend …

A combine empties corn into a grain wagon during this fall’s harvest. Photo contributed by Iowa Corn

Iowa’s rural economy grew in October, despite losses in nonfarm employment, according to a survey of Main Street bankers …

Jay Byers, CEO of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, has been named chair of the board of directors of the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives. Byers officially assumed the leadership position at the recent …

Hotel Grinnell in Grinnell and the Highlander Hotel in Iowa City have been awarded Targeted Small Business certificates by the Iowa Economic Development Authority, the agency announced in a release. The two businesses are the …