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Commerce Department makes $587 million available in disaster grants

The U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration has made $587 million available to eligible grantees in communities affected by natural disasters in 2018, and floods and tornadoes in 2019. The grants in areas declared disaster areas by …

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Coon Rapids, Nevada named Main Street Iowa communities

Coon Rapids and Nevada have been named Main Street Iowa communities by the Iowa Economic Development Authority. 

The communities were chosen in a selection process that started last fall. They join 53 other communities that have won …

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SBA backs $16M in loans in central Iowa

The U.S. Small Business Administration guaranteed 21 private loans for a combined $16.4 million in July for projects expected to create 159 jobs in Central Iowa. 

That was the highest number of loans, and the …

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Sept. 26: 2019 Economic Impact Awards

Host: Greater Des Moines Partnership and the Des Moines Business Record
About: The Economic Impact Awards are presented by the Greater Des Moines Partnership and the Des Moines Business Record. They further enforce the Greater …

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UTC-Raytheon merger, Iowa R&D tax credit could bolster innovations at Collins in C.R.

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Research and development at Collins Aerospace could be on track to grow in Iowa, with its parent company poised to invest billions into innovation in the coming years. Since June 9, when United …

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Kirkwood Community College to host 2020 Iowa Rural Summit

The Hotel at Kirkwood Center at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids will host the fourth annual Iowa Rural Summit in 2020, the Iowa Rural Development Council announced this week. The summit is sponsored by …

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Iowa soybean growers meeting with leaders in China and Japan

A delegation of Iowa soybean growers is in Asia, meeting with agricultural leaders in the key trading nations of China and Japan, reports Radio Iowa. Iowa Soybean Association CEO Kirk Leeds says the visit comes at …

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Targeting successes

Hannah Elliott is one of the faces of a streamlined and updated Iowa Targeted Small Business Program operated by the Iowa Economic Development Authority.

Last year, Elliott and her family opened Lola’s Fine Kitchen in …

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Grassley and Vilsack together in D.C., touting trade pact

Radio Iowa: Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley and former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, a Democrat, joined forces Tuesday in the nation’s Capitol — making the case for ratification of the USMCA, which would replace the North American …

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IWD investigates trucking company’s closure

Iowa Workforce Development is investigating Lakeville Motor Express Trucking after the company closed its doors without issuing a notice to workers that is required by state law, the agency said. IWD also is encouraging laid-off workers …