Archive for January 2014
U.S. is inviting to international workers
As the economy recovered last year, more international workers started calling the United States home, CNNMoney reported. Based on customer data from UniGroup Relocation, the international arm of United Van Lines LLC, 15 percent more …
Read MorePrairie Meadows trip to Las Vegas expo comes under question
A story in The Des Moines Register has one Polk County supervisor questioning a trip of Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino board members, employees and spouses to a September conference in Las Vegas. The trip …
Read MoreReferral networking business coming to Urbandale
Omaha-based Center Sphere LLC has launched a new division in Urbandale. Partnering with the Urbandale Chamber of Commerce, Center Sphere — a referral networking business — has spent the past four years helping businesses grow …
Read MoreIEDA approves incentives for Loffredo, General Mills
The Iowa Economic Development Board approved tax benefits and awards to five companies that are expected to create 91 jobs and result in more than $90 million in new capital investments for the state.
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Read MoreRegion to be featured on ‘Today’ show
Central Iowa will be featured on NBC’s “Today” show on Tuesday, the Greater Des Moines Partnership announced yesterday. The Partnership will hold a viewing party beginning at 7 a.m. at 700 Locust St. “We encourage …
Read MoreCOSC to offer homeowner weatherization workshop
Green Iowa AmeriCorps and Center on Sustainable Communities (COSC) are offering a new hands-on workshop series, “Grow Your Green,” to help homeowners learn simple ways to live more sustainably. A free workshop in that series …
Read MoreRural Mainstreet Index falls on declining farmland prices
The Goss Rural Mainstreet Index fell to 50.8 in January from December’s much healthier reading of 56.1. The index, a survey of bank CEOs in a 10-state area that includes Iowa, is put together by …
Read MoreSieker, managing partner of agriculture consultant, passed away this week
Blake Sieker, managing partner at Context Network LLC, passed away unexpectedly Jan. 14 at his home in Castle Pines Village, Colo., the West Des Moines-based agribusiness management consulting firm said. He was 51. Sieker joined …
Read MoreIowa State to open economic development office
Iowa State University announced yesterday that it has created a new Office of Economic Development and Industry Relations, The Des Moines Register reported. It will be led by Michael Crum, a senior policy adviser on economic …
Read MoreLast day to vote: Where is Iowa’s economy headed in 2014?
Question:
In 2014, I believe the Iowa economy will …
– Improve Dramatically
– Improve Slightly
– Remain About the Same
– Regress Slightly
– Regress Dramatically
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