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State receives $2.5 million to train workers with disabilities

Iowa Workforce Development announced that the state will receive nearly $2.5 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Labor as part of the Disability Employment Initiative to improve employment opportunities for adults and youths …
By BPC Staff | Oct 14, 2015
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Historic Ames hotel gets grant for face-lift

The Iowa Economic Development Authority has approved a $75,000 grant for remodeling at the Sheldon Munn, a former hotel in downtown Ames, the Ames Tribune reported. John Lott, owner of the Benjamin Design Collaborative, has owned the …
By BPC Staff | Oct 14, 2015
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Survey: Small business owners upbeat about financial well-being

Small business owners are feeling more confident about the current and future state of the economy as well as the prospects for their companies, according to new research from Principal Financial Group Inc.


Nearly 45…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Oct 14, 2015
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Swisher holds first vote to keep $7.25 minimum wage

The Swisher City Council on Monday night voted to keep its minimum wage at the state level of $7.25 an hour, but the ordinance will require a second reading for final passage, reported the Iowa City …
By BPC Staff | Oct 13, 2015
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Partnership to honor Economic Impact winners

The Greater Des Moines Partnership has named this year’s winners of the Celebrate Business and Economic Impact Awards, who will be honored at a luncheon Nov. 4.


The Economic Impact Awards honor the influence the companies have…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Oct 7, 2015
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U.S. construction employment grows but experienced workers mssing

The number of unemployed workers with construction experience dropped to the lowest total for September since 2000, as hiring continued to slow despite robust demand for construction, the Associated General Contractors of America said today. …
By BPC Staff | Oct 2, 2015
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Does contraction loom for Iowa economy?

An index of state economic activity continues to point toward a coming contraction, according to a release from the Iowa Department of Revenue.


A six-month annualized change in the Iowa Leading Indicators Index below negative…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Oct 2, 2015
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A Closer Look: Beth Townsend

Beth Townsend is a lawyer — and a former JAG (judge advocate general) with the U.S. Air Force — rather than a mechanic or a doctor. But when Gov. Terry Branstad needed someone to repair …
By PERRY BEEMAN | Oct 2, 2015
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Partnership seeks to draw more foreign-born workers to D.M.

The Greater Des Moines Partnership is working with an immigration group to find ways to attract talented foreign-born workers to the metropolitan area, according to a news release.


The Des Moines Immigration Initiative will include…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Sep 30, 2015
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Startup job creation lagging since recession

Startups accounted for 2 percent of new jobs in 2013, reaching a historic low that was aided in its descent by the Great Recession of 2008-2009, according to a recent report from the U.S. Census…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Sep 29, 2015