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Optimism among U.S. small business owners is strong, according to the latest quarterly Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index. The overall second-quarter index, surveyed April 1-5, was 129, up from 106 in both the year-ago second quarter and …
Des Moines Register: The U.S. Agriculture Department cut five Iowa cities from its short list of possible homes for two major agricultural research headquarters. The USDA chopped Ames, Ankeny, Council Bluffs, Des Moines and West Des …
Catch Des Moines has contracted with consultants Jones Lang LaSalle to craft a Destination Master Plan by late this year. JLL’s tourism and destinations division surveyed businesses, developers, planners, city officials and other stakeholders following …
Capital Crossroads has formed the Central Iowa Water Trails Incubator to guide planning and to continue quiet-phase fundraising for a $100 million-plus plan to bring more recreation to 150 miles of Central Iowa waterways. Principal chief Dan Houston, chairman, …
Creighton University’s April survey of Midwest business managers predicted solid growth, but showed Iowa’s economy slowing, Radio Iowa reported. Creighton economist Ernie Goss said labor shortages pushed the overall business conditions index lower for the month, …
Building on Greater Des Moines’ $2 billion tourism industry will mean listening to diverse voices, building new attractions and luring people for a first visit that typically will mean they are sold on the metro, …
Grant Menke grew up working the family corn and soybean farm near Calumet. A political science graduate of the University of Northern Iowa, he later worked as policy director for the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association.…
Iowa’s seasonably adjusted unemployment rate was 2.4% in March, the sixth consecutive month for the low rate. That means many employers in all sectors are looking high and low for good workers. Which brings us to a …
The U.S. Small Business Administration has named Ankeny as the Iowa Small Business Community of the Year. The award recognized key programs and incentives, leveraging of resources and community support of small businesses. One success …
The Greater Des Moines Partnership’s federal policy initiatives for this year cover some familiar but important topics. As about 200 of us get ready for the annual DMDC trip to the nation’s capital May 8-10, here’s a …
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