Economic Development

Iowa still ranks among the bottom 10 states in the nation for economic clout of women-owned companies, according to the seventh annual State of Women-Owned Businesses Report released Wednesday.

Iowa is ranked 44th among the states in …

Former state Rep. Annette Sweeney has been appointed as Iowa rural development director, President Donald Trump’s administration announced. Sweeney has been active on Iowa Corn Growers Association committees on animal agriculture and water quality. She …

The Palmer Group’s annual survey of 280 mostly Central Iowa business representatives found that rank-and-file workers can expect raises in 2018 in the same range as this year. 

Of survey respondents, 59 percent expected to give raises …

Iowa Business Council members bumped the overall economic index up eight points for the next six months, to 65, compared with the same period last year.

When the third-quarter survey questions turned the CEOs’ attention …

The Iowa Leading Indicators Index increased 0.5 percentage points to 107.8 in September from 107.2. During the six-month span through September, the index increased 0.9 percent, an annualized rate of 1.8 percent, the Iowa Department …

Creighton University’s monthly survey of business leaders hints that economic conditions have improved slightly in nine Midwestern states, including Iowa, the Associated Press reported. Today’s report on the Mid-America Business Conditions Index rose to 58.8 in October …

Catch Des Moines was awarded two 2017 Iowa Tourism Awards for Outstanding Social Media Execution and Outstanding Niche Market Initiative in Sioux City last week at the annual Iowa Tourism Conference. Greg Edwards, president and …