China is warning that a trade war with the United States would be a global economic disaster, Reuters reported. Commerce Minister Zhong Shan on Sunday warned that the metals tariffs planned by President Donald Trump — …
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Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.9 percent in January, matching the revised rate for December. The state’s jobless rate was 3.4 percent a year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.1 percent in January. …
Here’s what my early Monday reading turned up that may be of interest to you: — A peek at a bill that may matter to anyone who is hiring college grads or who cares about …
There’s been a lot of talk of tariffs and trade in national and local headlines in the last week or so. The March 9 Business Record (Insider) tackles the very topic with Managing Editor Perry Beeman talking …
Ankeny property owners will pay 90 cents less per $1,000 of taxable valuation under a $133 million budget approved this week by the City Council. The property tax rate will drop to $10.75 per $1,000 …
Seven Iowa dentists are the latest recipients of up to $100,000 educational loan repayment awards from the Fulfilling Iowa’s Need for Dentists (FIND) project, a collaborative public-private partnership. The program engages dentists to establish a …
The U.S. Small Business Administration backed $2.4 million in private loans for Central Iowa businesses in February, down from $2.96 million the month before. The businesses that took out loans backed in February promised to …
Greater Des Moines business interests are working hard to retain and expand import markets, especially when chief trade agreements are in danger of elimination or massive overhauls.
The Iowa Economic Development Authority, Gov. Kim Reynolds, …
Creighton University’s Business Conditions Index for Iowa in February rose to a “very healthy” 59.4 from the 58 the month before. Anything above 50 indicates growth. The monthly survey of supply managers found new orders at …
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