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Economic Development

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Back to business?

This year’s session of the Iowa Legislature will include discussions of several topics of interest to Greater Des Moines business leaders.

Among them: local option sales taxes, water quality, tax credits for renewable biochemical production …

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Legislative issues: Old tax issues will rise again

Iowa legislators must feel as though they meet themselves coming and going at the start of a legislative session. Without fail, a few pieces of stubborn legislation appear year after year. That will certainly be …

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Nominations open for CommunityWINS grant program

The U.S. Conference of Mayors and Wells Fargo & Co. have announced a call for nominations for the 2016 CommunityWINS grant program, aimed at accelerating neighborhood revitalization, economic development and job creation in municipalities across …

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U.S. mayors: Metro economies will grow in ’16

The U.S. Conference of Mayors projects that nearly all of the nation’s 381 metro economies will grow in 2016, even after adjusting figures for inflation.


The organization found that 363 of the metropolitan areas will…
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State workforce office redesigns its labor market website

Iowa Workforce Development has redesigned its website to make it easier to find data and information related to Iowa’s labor market and workforce. The page will replace the Iowa Workforce Information Network on Jan. 31. …

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Partnership launches internship toolkit for employers

The Greater Des Moines Partnership has launched a new internship toolkit called Internships 101. The free online guide provides employers with tools to successfully implement an internship program within their organizations. The toolkit walks companies through key …

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Consumers prices dipped 0.1 percent in December

U.S. consumer prices unexpectedly fell in December as the cost of energy goods dropped and the cost of services rose moderately, a trend that if sustained suggests that inflation could be slow to rise toward…
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Partnership joins new Midwest collaborative

The Greater Des Moines Partnership today joined officials from St. Louis, Kansas City and Omaha to announce the creation of the Heartland Civic Collaborative to promote regional economic development.


The group already endorsed passage of…
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1000 Friends of Iowa announces awards

1000 Friends of Iowa will present its 2015 Best Development awards during a public event from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Jan. 21 at the Iowa Capitol. The awards showcase projects that recognize connections between …

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Program to introduce low-wage women to heavy equipment jobs

Iowa Workforce Development, IowaWORKS and Hawkeye Community College are using a $75,000 Walmart Foundation grant to introduce low-income Iowa women to high-growth construction jobs. The grant covers the costs of bringing a specialized Hawkeye Community …