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Here’s an interesting opinion piece from Monday’s Washington Post that the folks at the Brookings Institute recommended to us. Five former chairs of the White House Council of Economic Advisors write that the looming federal fiscal crisis …
Des Moines rose five spots to No. 4 in the latest U.S. News & World Report “Best Places to Live” list, behind Austin, Texas, Colorado Springs and Denver. Fayetteville, Ark., was No. 5.
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The Printer Inc., a 45-year-old Des Moines company that in recent years has focused on direct-mail products for the gambling industry, plans a $12.8 million expansion that includes a new 75,000-square-foot facility at 2550 Gannett …
Pharmaceutical company KemPharm Inc. and biodiesel manufacturer Renewable Energy Group Inc. were among the top gainers …
The U.S. Small Business Administration backed 13 private Central Iowa loans for a combined $2.6 million in March for projects expected to create 122 jobs and retain 132. For this purpose, Central Iowa consists of …
The U.S. vs. China tariff tiff has caught the Midwest — and the markets — in a squeeze of anxiety with many observers wondering which side will blink first. Reuters reports that China is now considering …
The Warren County Small Business Grant Contest is accepting entries. A prize of $6,000 will be awarded to an existing small business, and $4,000 will go to a startup business. All Warren County small businesses of fewer …
Although 80 percent of the Iowa Business Council’s members anticipate higher sales in the next six months, two-thirds are concerned about attracting and retaining quality workers, according to results of the council’s quarterly Economic Outlook …
Greater Des Moines benefactors Nix and Virginia Lauridsen — who a year ago donated $1 million to help overhaul the headquarters of the Des Moines Metro Opera — have given the same amount toward …
Iowa saw a “very healthy” Business Conditions Index of 64.7 in February, reports economist Ernie Goss of Creighton University. That’s up from 59.4 in January; anything above 50 suggests growth. The monthly survey of supply managers in …
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