Economic Development

The Greater Des Moines Partnership and the World Food Prize Foundation are hosting an event to discuss whether Greater Des Moines can attract the next generation of workers.

The organizations invite young professionals and interns …

Just nine months into Capital Crossroads, a mix of technology-based and collaborative initiatives that are moving forward illustrate just how effectively the regional planning effort is working, J. Barry Griswell noted last week. Griswell, one …

Iowa had the 13th-highest growth rate in the nation for gross state product (GSP) from 2010 to 2011.

BizJournals.com used data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis to measure GSP growth from 2010 to …

The president and CEO of the Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau (GDMCVB) will serve as the chair of the Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI) board of directors for one year.

Greg Edwards has …

The World Food Prize Hall of Laureates will host The Tomorrow Plan’s first future fair – Choose Tomorrow – on Aug. 2 from 4:30 to 7 p.m.

Shelley Poticha, director of the office of sustainable …

The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) awarded $15.7 million in community development block grants to 45 communities across the state to support community investment projects. 

The federally funded grants were awarded for community facilities, flood prevention, infrastructure …

The Greater Des Moines Partnership is now on Pinterest.

The group also launched its GDMPin-Crowd campaign to promote activities and points of interest throughout the region that people want to do, experience or see. Participants …

Cities and counties that represent watershed management authorities can apply for a new grant from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Iowa Economic Development Authority to develop a comprehensive watershed plan to reduce …