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Ag secretary speaks about trade, tariffs at Ag Leaders Dinner
Five hundred people packed into the FFA Enrichment Center in Ankeny on Monday night for the 13th Annual Iowa Ag Leaders Dinner to hear U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins speak …
Read MoreIowa Donor Network CEO to retire
Suzanne Conrad, CEO of the Iowa Donor Network, is retiring after nearly three decades of service. Conrad’s career began in 1981, when she served as a cardiothoracic surgery nurse at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Conn. …
Read MoreUrbandale Food Pantry moves to new space
The Urbandale Food Pantry, which has seen demand for food items grow, is …
Read MoreReport: Fewer men in Iowa’s workforce could prove costly
WayPoint Resources announces April fundraising goal
WayPoint Resources, formerly Waukee Area Christian Services, has set its annual April Fundraising goal at $150,000. That’s a substantial increase from previous years because of a 39% increase in new families and individuals using WayPoint …
Read MoreSBA restores lender fees to 7(a) loan program
The U.S. Small Business Administration has restored lender fees to its 7(a) loan program. The 7(a) program, the SBA’s primary business loan program, provides loan guarantees to lenders that allow them to provide financial help …
Read MoreInflation expectations have risen this year, says University of Michigan report
The University of Michigan has updated its “Current versus Pre-Pandemic Long-Run Inflation Expectations” report from October to include four additional months of data. The report includes seven years of data from phone and internet surveys …
Read MoreABI quarterly survey shows tariff concerns, capital spending plans
The Iowa Association of Business and Industry has released the results of its latest quarterly survey with statewide business leaders. The survey, conducted in early March, shows leaders are concerned about tariffs, plan to keep staffing …
Read MoreReport: 1,100 jobs shed in Iowa in February
Iowa firms shed 1,100 jobs in February, ending a three-month streak of jobs gains, new data from Iowa Workforce Development shows.
The job loss in February was mostly fueled by lower-than-expected seasonal hiring at the …
Read MoreEconomist Goss offers his take on tax collections, tariffs
In his monthly newsletter, Ernie Goss, the Jack A. MacAllister chair in regional economics at Creighton University, this week summarized the state of the economy.
Goss publishes the monthly Creighton …
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