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SBDC State Advisory Board leaders elected

America’s SBDC Iowa has elected Maureen Elbert of Algona and Lindsey Buchheit of Sergeant Bluff as the chair and vice chair, respectively, of the SBDC State Advisory Board. The board represents all regions of the …

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Iowa Area Development Group wins national USDA award

Iowa Area Development Group has received the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Abraham Lincoln Honor Award for its work to promote economic development. The group, as the marketing and business development office for nearly 250 rural …

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A Closer Look: Mark Phillips

When Mark Phillips was working as a banker for high-wealth clients In Denver, rather than taking them golfing, he would invite them to help him serve meals at homeless shelters. Many, in fact, joined him. …

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Board approves help for new $200M Kraft Heinz plant in Iowa

The Iowa Economic Development Authority board approved help Thursday for a new Kraft Heinz Foods plant in Davenport, KCCI reported. Tax benefits totaling $1.75 million and direct financial assistance of $3 million was approved. The $3 million will …

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New University of Iowa president to help lead Creative Corridor ‘vision strategy’

University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld has agreed to co-chairing the Iowa’s Creative Corridor work on a five-year action plan, the Cedar Rapids Gazette reported. Harreld agreed to join Rockwell Collins Inc. CEO Kelly Ortberg and U.S. …

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We picked food over clothes in the fourth quarter

We apparently were either rummaging through the closet for last year’s summer clothes, bargain hunting or going slightly threadbare in the fourth quarter of the state’s fiscal year, according to sales tax data released today…
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Measure of Iowa economy drops for ninth consecutive month

The Iowa Leading Indicators Index, a measure of the state economy that is compiled by the Iowa Department of Revenue, fell to 106.7 in September from 107.2 in August, marking the ninth straight month of…
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Forbes ranks Iowa 14th, notes diversified economy

Iowa ranks 14th on Forbes’ Best States for Business List for 2015, down two spots from last year, the Corridor Business Journal reported. While the rest of the world may think of Iowa as mainly agricultural, Forbes …

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Event Nov. 3: Hiring Our Heroes job fair

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation will host a Hiring Our Heroes job fair for Greater Des Moines veterans and their spouses at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on Nov. 3. The event will begin with …

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Southwest to add St. Louis, drop Midway in April

Southwest Airlines will serve Des Moines International Airport with two daily flights to Lambert-St. Louis International Airport beginning in April.


Airport officials said 21 of Des Moines passengers’ top 25 destinations are served by Southwest…