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Chinese buyers halt soybean purchases through uncertainty

Buyers from China, which takes 60 percent of soybeans traded worldwide, have not signed any new deals to take U.S. soybeans in the last two weeks, Reuters reports. Three million tons of soybeans, worth an estimated …

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Next Level Ventures launches second fund

Next Level Ventures has formed a second investment fund, which was approved for tax credits Friday by the Iowa Economic Development Authority board. Next Level Ventures Fund II LLLP is expected to be in the …

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Next Level Ventures launches second fund

Next Level Ventures has formed a second investment fund, which was approved for tax credits Friday by the Iowa Economic Development Authority board. Next Level Ventures Fund II, LLLP is expected to be in the …

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May 21: One Door Many Paths

Host: Iowa Workforce Development
About: The One Door Many Paths Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Summit will be held May 21. This is Iowa’s second jointly facilitated event by Iowa Workforce Development, the Iowa …

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Iowa’s unemployment rate falls to 2.8 percent

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 2.8 percent in March from 2.9 percent in February. It was 3.3 percent  year ago. The U.S. rate stayed at 4.1 percent in March. 

“Iowa’s economy continued to …

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May 10: Membership Luncheon

Host: West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
About: Wendy Wintersteen, president of Iowa State University, will share ISU’s exceptional return on investment and unique value as a land-grant institution, and her vision for cultivating innovation. …

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World-traveling Byers assesses China, tariffs

Greater Des Moines Partnership CEO Jay Byers visited China April 7-15, and came back optimistic that the trade tensions between the giant Asian country and the United States will ease. 

Byers has been representing the United …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Japan heads for a trade showdown with U.S. (What about Iowa?)

The last few weeks have brought plenty of news on international trade, with the U.S. and China taking center stage. Then there are headlines that the president is reconsidering his stance on the Trans-Pacific Partnership. …

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House, Senate weigh Iowa tax cuts

There’s a late-session debate among state lawmakers on how much to cut taxes, and whether the corporate rates should be altered in addition to the individual rates, the Des Moines Register reported. The House and Senate …

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Trump considers Depression-era credit program to aid farmers hurt by trade dispute

President Donald Trump is reportedly considering a 1933 program to aid American farmers caught in the middle of a trade dispute between Trump and China, the Washington Post reports. The Trump administration is reviewing the Commodity …

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