Economic Development

Iowa’s economy continued to improve in September behind strengthening employment and production, according to the Mid American Business Conditions Index released this week.

According to the report, released by Creighton University, Iowa’s Business Conditions Index rose …

Registration is underway for the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s Small Business Success Summit. This year’s summit is scheduled virtually for Nov. 5-6. It will feature three keynote speakers and 12 breakout sessions focused on a …

The U.S. Small Business Administration announced recently that Iowa is among 48 state international trade agencies that successfully competed for $19 million in grants to support export growth among small businesses through SBA’s competitive State Trade …

Projects in 21 communities have been awarded grants totaling $8.8 million through the Community Development Block Grant Program, officials with the Iowa Economic Development Authority announced today. The projects range from water and sewer improvements …

The Iowa Economic Development Authority Board today approved tax benefits for an Ankney company that makes food products, including mayonnaise, salad dressing and barbecue sauces.

Mrs. Clark’s Foods was awarded $165,000 in investment tax credits …

Iowa’s businesses added 5,300 jobs in August, helping to push the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate down to 6%, Iowa Workforce Development reported today.

In August 2019, Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.8%; in …

Iowa’s rural economy dipped slightly in September behind a slumping farmland price index, according to the Creighton University Rural Main Street Index released Thursday.

The September index for Iowa fell to 46.5, down from 46.8 in August, …