Economic Development

The U.S. Small Business Administration in January backed $2,179,500 in Central Iowa loans. 

Those eight loans are expected to create 78 new jobs and retain 35. Two of the top loans went to: 

The Business Expansion and Strategic Trends of Iowa Excellence Awards went to Greater Dubuque Development Corp., Kossuth/Palo Alto Economic Development Corp., Marion County Development Commission and Montgomery County Development Corp. for their work to support …

Iowa ranks average nationally across several business-related categories – including economic growth and governance among others – according to the Iowa Business Council’s 2020 Competitive Dashboard.

Iowa Business Council Executive Director Joe Murphy said the …

Small business owner optimism softened a bit for their businesses and future expectations in the latest Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index. Respondents also indicated attracting new customers continues to be a key challenge, as many owners share …

The Iowa Leading Indicators Index decreased 0.2 percent to 106.9 in December 2019 — the largest monthly decrease in the index since May 2019. With four of the eight components contributing positively, the monthly diffusion …

The 2019 Business Expansion and Strategic Trends of Iowa key findings and conclusions identified trend information from more than 800 interviews completed with companies across 66 counties in 165 communities.

One of the study’s key …