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Economic Development

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State revamps Targeted Small Business Program

The state has developed a new online application portal and an upgraded online directory for the Targeted Small Business program.

The program is designed to help women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and service-disabled veterans start and…
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Iowa Republicans agree on plans for what they call the largest tax cuts in state history

Des Moines Register: Statehouse Republicans announced an agreement late Friday on what they described as the largest state tax relief and tax policy package in Iowa history. The plan will provide Iowa individuals and small-business owners …

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Zolli: Promote diversity, fight boredom, make small bets

Andrew Zolli was in town today. 

He’s all about resilience. That means finding a way for people and communities to survive during disruptions. 

The folks at the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, and partners, …

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Siemens closing Burlington operations; 125 to lose jobs

Burlington Hawk Eye: Siemens will shutter its Burlington plant by 2019, closing a company that started business with Murray Iron Works in 1870. About 125 people will be laid off. The company is closing its entire …

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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. …