The managing director of the International Monetary Fund said today that recent fears of a double-dip recession are unfounded, CNBC reported.
In addition, stimulus spending helped contain the financial crisis, Dominique Strauss-Kahn said in an …
Des Moines Independent Community School District will hold an open house from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 21 to show off renovations at Central Campus, 1800 Grand Ave. Improvements to the third floor cost about …
On the national political scene, all the talk is about the Republican Party’s chances for winning big in November. The same thing could happen in Iowa, but within that story lies another one that seems …
Coming off a push for health-care reform that stressed political unity, President Barack Obama on Wednesday drew stark partisan lines as he laid out a plan to spur business growth, according to Business First of …
The Ankeny City Council on Tuesday approved a new policy that will provide up to 10 years of economic development incentives to existing businesses in Ankeny that make new investments or add employees, double the …
The Internal Revenue Service has released a draft version of the form that small businesses and tax-exempt organizations will use to calculate the small business health care tax credit when they file income tax returns …
Iowa insurers and agents specializing in crop insurance are bracing for a big financial hit from a new agreement governing the federally subsidized program.
Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Iowa is among 16 insurance …
Iowa’s insurance industry has helped build the state’s economy over the decades, constantly reinvesting in the communities it calls home.
Tens of thousands of Iowans work at insurance companies, and hundreds of thousands from all …
Corporate profits are way up, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce, but unemployment remains a big problem. Why is that?
Obviously it’s President Obama’s fault; but how, exactly?
A recent Commerce report, as dissected …
Millions of Americans live near the oceans, and as Hurricane Earl headed up the East Coast last week, we were reminded once again of what a problem that is. It’s not likely that we’ll do …
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