Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 3.9 percent in April from 3.8 percent in March. That’s up from 3.7 percent a year ago. Nationally, the unemployment rate was 5 percent in April. “Although Iowa’s …
On March 1, Indianola voters approved adding a penny to the sales tax charged on retail sales in the city, the Warren County seat of government, a mere 20-minute drive south of Des Moines.
The …
Frank Liebl winces when he still hears someone refer to his city as “poor Newton.” But he’s hearing that expression less often as the city continues its steady recovery from the loss of Maytag Corp. …
Karen Eischen knows what’s going on in Pella.
Eischen, executive director of the Pella Chamber of Commerce, helps guide development from her upper-level office in a remodeled visitors hub northwest of a tidy town square …
Greater Des Moines will host the Association of Leadership Programs’ Midwest Regional Conference on June 16 and 17. The host organizations -Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute, Regional Leadership Council of Central Iowa and a collaboration …
The Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization has awarded $13 million for 18 transportation projects that include new road sections, bridges and maintenance. Included are grants for the Southeast Connector and the Court Avenue bridge in …
I tagged along as the Greater Des Moines Partnership logged its 37th annual lobbying trip to Washington, D.C., with nearly 200 community leaders. The trip May 11-13 was my second.
The sessions hit hot …
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