Economic Development

Project IOWA has 34 graduates in its first class of 2015. In the last three years, 202 participants have been trained in skilled manufacturing, business and health care positions. Of the participants, 76 percent of …

Iowa Network Services, a network of telecommunication companies in Iowa, will provide a “Ripple Effect” grant of $3,500 to the city of Woodward to help develop the city’s Eco-Business Park. The grant will be used …

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 3.7 percent in June from 3.8 percent in May. It stood at 4.4 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 5.3 percent in June. The …

Job seekers are standing in place, suggesting a widespread recovery, according to a report. The percentage of job seekers relocating for new positions declined in the first half of 2015, indicating that good job opportunities …

Gov. Terry Branstad on Friday recognized Grimes as the latest city to achieve the Home Base Iowa Community designation. Home Base Iowa connects transitioning military members and veterans with career opportunities in Iowa companies. To …

The Iowa Economic Development Authority will be asked today to approve $108,000 in state High Quality Jobs Program incentives for website designer and digital marketing company Flying Hippo Inc.’s move from Urbandale to leased space …

ARI Network Services Inc. announced today that it has acquired Des Moines-based Direct Communications Inc., which provides differentiated product content and electronic catalog software in the automotive aftermarket. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, …

Gov. Terry Branstad today named six communities — Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Norwalk, Marion, Mason City and Perry — that are in the second round of certification through the Iowa Economic Development Authority’s Certified Site Program. The program’s …

Hollie Askey has been named executive director of the Warren County Economic Development Corp., replacing Jason White, who left the organization earlier this year for a similar position in Oshkosh, Wis. Askey has served as …