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Iowa manufacturing exports down 9.2%, $900M for year

For the second time in the past three months, the Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, an economic indicator for the nine-state region stretching from Minnesota to Arkansas, sank below growth neutral.

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Interactive map shows August jobless rates by Iowa community

Cedar Rapids had the highest unemployment rate among Iowa’s cities in August, with 6.7% of the community’s workforce unemployed, data from Iowa Workforce Development shows.

According to the data, 5,100 people in Cedar Rapids’ workforce …

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350-mile underground transmission line approved, expected to bring $1B in economic output to Iowa

The image above shows the route the proposed 350-mile underground transmission line would take between Mason City and Yorkville, Ill. Images courtesy of SOO Green

SOO Green, a jointly owned transmission project being developed by …

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IEDA schedules economic development grant workshops

The Iowa Economic Development Authority is hosting a few workshops across the state during October to help cities prepare to apply for Community Catalyst Building Remediation Program grants. The grants are used by communities for …

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Eagle Grove, Manning, Murray receive $5.25M in federal funding

The Iowa Economic Development Authority on Monday announced federal funding to three Iowa communities. Through the 2025 Comprehensive Neighborhood Revitalization Grant fund, Eagle Grove, located 93 miles north of Des Moines; Manning, 90 miles northwest of Des …

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Central Iowa is at a ‘crossroads,’ economist says

Economist James Chung addresses business leaders at the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s Regional Summit on Sept. 17. Photo courtesy of the Greater Des Moines Partnership

It’s time for Central Iowa to make a decision: Allow …

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$76.6M Altoona investment among projects approved for IEDA incentives

The Iowa Economic Development Authority board reviewed and approved several major business and community improvement projects across the region and state at its meeting today.

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Robinson, a metal fabricator from Wisconsin, plans to lease …

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Iowa’s Goss index dips 5.2 points, 75% report negative tariff impact

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The Rural Mainstreet Index, released Thursday, sank below growth neutral for the seventh time in 2025.

Other results from the September survey of bank CEOs in rural areas of the …

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Iowa employment report: 3,600 jobs added in August

Iowa employers added 3,600 jobs in August, led by the professional and business services sector as well as leisure and hospitality, new data from Iowa Workforce Development shows.

Iowa’s total nonfarm employment in August was …

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WDM, chamber release latest business survey

Above are key points from the results of the 2025 Business Survey conducted by the West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the city of West Des Moines. Image courtesy of West Des…