Economic Development

Job seekers are standing in place, suggesting a widespread recovery, according to a report. The percentage of job seekers relocating for new positions declined in the first half of 2015, indicating that good job opportunities …

Gov. Terry Branstad on Friday recognized Grimes as the latest city to achieve the Home Base Iowa Community designation. Home Base Iowa connects transitioning military members and veterans with career opportunities in Iowa companies. To …

The Iowa Economic Development Authority will be asked today to approve $108,000 in state High Quality Jobs Program incentives for website designer and digital marketing company Flying Hippo Inc.’s move from Urbandale to leased space …

ARI Network Services Inc. announced today that it has acquired Des Moines-based Direct Communications Inc., which provides differentiated product content and electronic catalog software in the automotive aftermarket. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, …

Gov. Terry Branstad today named six communities — Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Norwalk, Marion, Mason City and Perry — that are in the second round of certification through the Iowa Economic Development Authority’s Certified Site Program. The program’s …

Hollie Askey has been named executive director of the Warren County Economic Development Corp., replacing Jason White, who left the organization earlier this year for a similar position in Oshkosh, Wis. Askey has served as …

Bruce Katz of the Brookings Institution got his first look around Des Moines in May when he spoke at a breakfast event hosted by Capital Crossroads. The day after his departure, Katz said, he had …

The U.S. trade deficit widened in May as exports declined by the most in three months, an indication that businesses were making fewer sales to overseas customers, Bloomberg reported.

The gap grew 2.9 percent to …