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Volunteer Iowa has allocated $400,000 in state and federal funding to equip and staff a mobile response unit that will make critical repairs to tornado-damaged homes in Marshalltown, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced. The mobile response …
Last week Amazon grabbed many headlines and some positive press with its news it was raising workers’ pay to $15 an hour. Sounds great. It turns out we should look for the details. The New York …
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The Greater Des Moines Partnership received a Silver Excellence in Economic Development Award for the Global Insurance Accelerator in the category of Multi Year Economic Development from the International Economic Development Council on Tuesday in …
Greater Des Moines is drawing residents from Omaha, rural Iowa and, in the case of former residents returning, from all over the country, consultant-with-data James Chung told the Tomorrow Plan Speaker Series today.
His presentation …
The Iowa Economic Development Authority has granted a $200,000 grant to Fairfield-based Ideal Energy for two projects to study storing wind energy in batteries, the Energy News Network reported. The Fairfield company will pass information along to …
Forget NAFTA, remember USMCA. That’s the acronym for the new trade deal struck with Canada and Mexico on Sunday. It’s been a monthslong process to get to this point. If you want to know what …
Creighton University’s index of Midwest economic strength in nine Midwest and Plains states slipped to 57.5 in September, down from 61.1 the month before. That is still well into growth; anything above 50 is positive. Creighton …
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa is the most prolific user in the nation of tax increment financing to spark economic development but is “modest” in borrowing against the proceeds, according to a new national report. Iowa …
The Iowa Business Council’s quarterly survey of its members found the highest overall index in a decade. The capital spending index also was the highest in 10 years. The results show optimism about the Iowa economy, …
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