Economic Development

Beth Townsend, director of Iowa Workforce Development, has been named vice chair of the Veterans Affairs Committee for the National Association of State Workforce Agencies. The national organization of state administrators of the state workforce system …

The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded Iowa Workforce Development a $1.1 million grant to improve data systems to make it easier for Iowans to find jobs. The Reemployment & Systems Integration National Dislocated Worker …

The Iowa Leading Indicators Index increased to 105.4 in August from 105.1, an increase of  0.3 percent, the Iowa Department of Revenue said. The positive change is the largest observed in the revised index since …

Des Moines’ advancments as a global city are part of a new report from the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program called “The Making of Global Cities: Stories from the Global Cities Exchange.” “By smartly identifying …

The Greater Des Moines Partnership plans an event called Amplify: Seize Des Moines today from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Local Bites Food Court in the lower level of the Partnership Building. A brief …

State personal income growth accelerated to 1.0 percent on average in the second quarter of 2016 from 0.3 percent in the first quarter, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal income grew …

The Greater Des Moines Partnership is asking area businesses to shift 5 percent of spending to local vendors as part of a program called “Look Local First.” The Partnership reports that Greater Des Moines businesses …

Iowa Workforce Development’s Unemployment Insurance Division announced that residents can now file weekly unemployment insurance claims using a mobile device. Recent system upgrades now allow Iowans to use a smartphone or tablet, in addition to …