Economic Development

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Matt Hinch, the former executive officer and chief adviser to the Iowa speaker of the house, will join the Greater Des Moines Partnership at the end of May as its senior vice president of government …

CJ CheilJedang Corp., doing business as CJ Bio America Inc., will celebrate the start of construction on its $320 million lysine production facility on May 14 at 1:30 p.m.

The groundbreaking ceremony will take place …

April was one of the busiest months in the Iowa Events Center’s history, the facility’s operator, Global Spectrum, said Wednesday. A total of 66 events took place in Wells Fargo Arena, Hy-Vee Hall, and Community …

More 18- to 29-year-olds in the U.S. work force were underemployed than a year ago, according to Gallup.

Thirty-two percent of workers in the age range were underemployed in April, up from 30.1 percent in …

About 190 regional leaders are preparing to take on Washington, D.C., May 9-11 during the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s 33rd annual lobbying trip to the nation’s capital.

The trip, which focuses on advocacy, education and …

Snyder & Associates Inc., of Ankeny, took home the Grand Conceptor award from the Engineering Excellence Awards this weekend, the highest honor from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Iowa (ACEC).

The company won …

Des Moines’ Young Professionals Connection will host three speakers tomorrow at the Des Moines Partnership building, 700 Locust St., Suite 100, to discuss their group’s plans to improve Des Moines and attract more young professionals …

Gov. Terry Branstad and Debi Burham, director of the Iowa Economic Development Authority, recognized communities across Iowa on Friday during the annual Main Street Iowa awards.

Main Street organizations throughout Iowa have tracked $1 billion …