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Site Selection magazine, an economic development journal, named Greater Des Moines the second-best metro in 2018 among cities with populations of 200,000 to 1 million, up from 10th the year before. Omaha-Council Bluffs stayed at first. The …
U.S. Ambassador Terry Branstad said he is more optimistic now that a trade deal with China can be sealed, but he and other U.S. officials continue to be concerned about the communist nation’s failure to …
Corridor Business Journal: Plans for a $72 million project that will form a new city center for Hiawatha reached fruition Wednesday when the Hiawatha City Council approved the sale of a 12-acre site near City Hall. …
The Ames Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Commission have hired Allee Wengert as their first workforce development coordinator. The position was added after members listed workforce as a top challenge. Wengert will coordinate the …
The U.S. Small Business Administration backed 14 private loans for Central Iowa businesses that borrowed a combined $966,700 in February. The businesses planned to create nine jobs and retain 36. Among the bigger loans was …
The next few years will be critical to Iowa’s solid but perhaps underdeveloped export markets, and to shoring up international relations, export watchers said. “The international markets are crucial to Iowa,” said Peggy Kerr, the …
The Helgerson Flats Industrial Center in Ottumwa is the latest industrial site to achieve certification through the Iowa Certified Site Program, the Iowa Economic Development Authority said. The 80-acre property is zoned for industrial use …
The Waukee City Council approved an $86.8 million budget Monday for fiscal 2020, which begins July 1, that maintains the current property tax levy at $13.40 per $1,000 of taxable valuation and provides $26.7 million …
Iowa’s Mid-American Business Conditions index rose to 56.9 in February from 54.8 in January, Creighton University reported. Anything over 50 suggests growth. New orders were at 55.5; production or sales, 52.2; delivery lead time, 50.9; …
The Iowa Economic Development Authority’s Main Street Iowa program will host regional workshops in April for communities interested in applying for Main Street Iowa program designation in 2019. Communities wanting to apply for the designation …
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