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2016 Economic Forecast: Leader forecast

This is the fifth year we’ve asked the same question to the same audience, and although it’s an unscientific survey, one clear trend emerges from it: Hesitant optimism over the past four years has certainly …

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VIDEO: How will Iowa’s economy fare in 2016?

How will Iowa’s economy fare in 2016? We asked all four panelists at our annual Economic Forecast luncheon to provide their forecasts for 2016 and to provide their reasoning.

Watch the video below to hear …

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Takeaways from the Iowa Caucus Consortium CEO Roundtable

How will the outcome of the Iowa caucuses and the presidential election affect businesses in Iowa? With the caucuses now less than a week away, four key CEOs voiced their opinions Wednesday morning on a…
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Iowa unemployment rate holds steady

  Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stayed at 3.4 percent in December. A year before, it was at 4.3 percent. The U.S. unemployment rate remained at 5 percent in December. Iowa’s nonfarm employment gained jobs…
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Dice survey: Tech salaries up 7.7 percent

Average technology salaries in the U.S. saw the biggest year-over-year leap ever, up 7.7 percent to $96,370 annually, according to the annual salary survey by Dice, a leading careers site for technology professionals. Bonuses and contract rates …

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Best #SeizeDesMoines tweets from Partnership annual dinner

Check below for our list of some of the best tweets from the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s annual dinner Monday night. See the whole #SeizeDesMoines feed on Twitter.


Veteran newsman Tom Brokaw wowed a crowd of 1,400…
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Best #SeizeDesMoines tweets from Partnership annual dinner

Check below for our list of some of the best tweets from the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s annual dinner Monday night. See the whole #SeizeDesMoines feed on Twitter.


Veteran newsman Tom Brokaw wowed a crowd of 1,400…
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Prairie Meadows to consider Altoona grant

The Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino board will consider Altoona Economic Development’s request for a $500,000 grant on Wednesday. Also on the agenda is a closed session in which board members will review the performance …

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State jobs agency releases plan for overhaul

Iowa Workforce Development has released its second draft of a plan for the state to implement the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. The department will accept email comments through Feb. 21 atiwd.wioa@iwd.iowa.gov. 


The act, which took…
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Event Preview: 2016 Economic Forecast Luncheon

Oil. China. Ag prices dropping. Interest rates rising. Yes, the beginning of 2016 is off to a bit of a rocky start, as U.S. markets led off the year with their worst initial week of …