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Before you moved to Des Moines, what was your perception of the city? We asked Business Record readers this question to help tell this story about showcasing Des Moines. More than 60 Des Moines transplants …
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 …
Alex Pearlstein, vice president with Market Street Services, a national economic, community and workforce development consulting firm based in Atlanta, had a rare opportunity several years ago.
When the company — which has worked …
The Altoona City Council will consider a site plan for the third building at the Facebook Inc. server farm north of Interstate Highway 80 and west of Northeast 56th Street. The 632,690-square-foot structure will be …
A drop in farm incomes from late 2014 to early 2015 dragged down Iowans’ per capita personal income growth in recent U.S. Commerce Department news, but the quarterly report doesn’t accurately reflect the state’s generally …
In 2016, the eyes of the nation will be on Greater Des Moines, not once, but twice.
On Feb. 1 and during the weeks and months leading up to it, national news media, politicos and …
A June survey shows many expect slower economic growth for Iowa and other Midwestern states, the Associated Press reported. The survey report issued today shows the Mid-America Business Conditions Index rose to 53.0, from 50.4 …
In the year since the Brookings Institution released “The Rise of Innovation Districts: A New Geography of Innovation in America,” Brookings has visited or interacted with dozens of leaders in burgeoning innovation districts in the …
Charles Marohn, president of the nonprofit Strong Towns, stopped by Windsor Heights Community Center this morning at the invitation of the Urban Land Institute Iowa. His message: Wide roads can be bad for business.
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