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COVID-19 recovery highlighted the Business Record’s 2021 Economic Forecast panel on Thursday. For the first time in its nearly two-decade history, the Business Record’s annual Economic Forecast event was held virtually on Zoom. For …
The number of Iowans who filed unemployment claims in the week that ended on Saturday changed little from the previous week, data released today by Iowa Workforce Development shows. Overall, 52,664 people filed unemployment claims …
Business leaders’ outlook on the economy for 2021 varies greatly – depending in large part on what industry they work in and how the coronavirus pandemic has affected their companies. That outlook also varies by …
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa’s unemployment rate decreased from 3.8% to 3.1% in December 2020, Iowa Workforce Development said today. It’s Iowa’s lowest unemployment rate since February, but it still is above the 2.8% rate from 12 …
A prominent Des Moines small business owner is siding with federal minimum wage advocates who say that “raising wages is good business.” Mike Draper, owner of Raygun LLC, a popular clothing, home goods and printing …
Staci Bennett has been named the new executive director for the Des Moines Downtown Chamber of Commerce. The chamber announced the move Monday, saying Bennett will begin her new role on Feb. 1. She succeeds Jennifer …
A swimming pool cover manufacturer and a commercial vehicle suspension company have been awarded tax benefits that will create 134 jobs and represent more than $10 million in capital investment in Iowa. The Iowa Economic …
Iowa’s rural economy improved slightly in January behind stronger prices for farmland, according to a survey of rural Main Street bankers released Thursday. According to Creighton University’s Rural Mainstreet Index, the index for Iowa rose in …
The number of Iowans filing weekly unemployment claims slipped to 53,479 in the week that ended on Saturday, a 4.3% decline from the previous week, Iowa Workforce Development reported today. A year ago, 33,240 Iowans …
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