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The city of Waukee announced that it has appointed Tim Moerman, currently the assistant city manager of Ankeny, as its city administrator. Moerman has more than 25 years of city administration experience and was involved …
The Standard & Poor’s 500 index hit a five-year high today, amid better-than-forecast initial jobless claims and housing data, Bloomberg reported.
The S&P 500 had risen 0.6 percent to 1,481.53 as of 12:15 p.m. Central …
The Iowa Economic Development Authority will host the Main Street Iowa Economic Impact Symposium featuring Donovan Rypkema, principal of Place Economics.
Rypkema will present findings from a recent study on the Main Street Iowa program, …
The number of Americans filing first-time claims for unemployment insurance payments fell last week to the lowest level in five years, Bloomberg reported.
Applications for jobless benefits decreased by 37,000 to 335,000 in the week …
Downtown Des Moines could support up to 45 additional retail stores and restaurants. The question is: will leaders take the necessary steps to make it happen? “(Retail stores) will be built anyway. So you have …
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A state payroll tax credit incentive created to make Iowa border cities more competitive with neighboring states has resulted in $138 million in new private investment in Iowa over the past six years, according to …
Big events coming to Des Moines in 2013
The Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau (GDMCVB) is gearing up for a busy year packed with events. Here’s a quick look at some large-scale events …
West Des Moines-based Submittal Exchange LLC plans to more than double its work force within the next three years. Thursday, the state approved a $500,000 loan package that the company said it will use to …
State tries to add more middle-skills workers
In June, Gov. Terry Branstad and Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) launched the Skilled Iowa Initiative, a program designed to help close the skills gap.
Through a standardized test …
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