Economic Development

Iowa Jobs for America’s Graduates (iJAG), UnityPoint Health-Des Moines and the University of Iowa Labor Center will receive funding as part of Future Ready Iowa’s Registered Apprenticeship programs and Quality Pre-Apprenticeship programs, according to a …

Iowa Workforce Development has finished its first round of new laborshed studies that are intended to make it easier for employers to find workers. 

The first group included Cresco, Decorah, Dubuque, Elkader, Oelwein, Manchester, Maquoketa and Waukon. …

MidAmerican Energy Co. exec Kathryn Kunert took over as chair of the Greater Des Moines Partnership board Thursday as the Partnership releases its priorities for 2019.


Dan Houston, Principal Financial Group chairman, president and CEO, …

China’s Foreign Ministry said today it plans “good faith” negotiations with the United States on ending a long-running trade dispute, Reuters reported. Talks are being held this week in Beijing. U.S. President Donald Trump and China …

A regional survey found Iowa’s job market has been the strongest among nine Midwestern states over the past year, the Associated Press reported. 

Iowa’s overall reading in Creighton University’s Mid-America Business Conditions Index rose to 53.5 …

Two-thirds of Iowa Business Council members expect higher sales in the next six months, the organization reported based on its quarterly survey.

Sixty percent said they expect to add workforce. Half plan higher capital spending. …