Economic Development

Officials at Catch Des Moines are still in conversation with representatives of the Ironman triathlon, which chose Tulsa, Okla., for its new event in 2020. Des Moines was a finalist. Greg Edwards, president and CEO …

The industry magazine Public Utilities Fortnightly honored Alliant Energy’s Mayuri Farlinger on a list of “Fortnightly Under Forty,” which includes 76 rising stars in the industry. Farlinger is the utility’s director of revenue management. She …

Superman soars into Norwalk hall of fame
The city of Norwalk kicked off its NorWalk of Fame project by honoring four famous people with Norwalk ties:
— Matt Dermondy, Toronto Blue Jays pitcher.
— Brandon …

For a second consecutive month, new business filings in Iowa reached a new monthly high last month. The Iowa secretary of state’s Business Services Division processed 2,512 new business ventures in May, up 8% from 2,326 filings …

A storage unit project in Des Moines drew one of the largest loans backed by the U.S. Small Business Administration in Central Iowa last month. 

Geier & Geier Inc. borrowed $3.4 million for a project …

A Creighton University survey of Midwestern supply managers and business leaders found that Iowa’s economy was out of growth territory for the second straight month in May. The state’s overall index dropped to 47 from …

Iowa was among the three states in April with the lowest estimated not seasonally adjusted (NSA) construction unemployment rates, data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows. Iowa and Nebraska both had a 2% …

The American Action Forum and the Concord Coalition today released a nonpartisan report that calls on the U.S. government to focus decisions on granting visas on the economic development ramifications, instead of mainly family considerations.

The national release held at Drake …