Economic Development

The Greater Des Moines Partnership unveiled its 2013 State Legislative Agenda at its annual luncheon today at the Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel.

For the last several months, the Partnership met with its investors, chamber affiliates, …

Reports today from the Iowa Department of Revenue and the private Iowa Business Council reveal a state economy that is improving, although business leaders temper their optimism.

The state revenue department’s leading indicators index improved …

Just four years after the worst shock to the economy since the Great Depression, U.S. corporate profits are stronger than ever, CNNMoney reported.

In the third quarter, corporate earnings were $1.75 trillion, up 18.6 percent …

Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds will lead a trade mission to Vietnam and the Philippines Feb. 22 to March 2.

This trade mission will focus on increasing exports of Iowa pork to Southeast Asia and fostering …

Enseva LLC, a Waterloo-based company that specializes in “next-generation data centers,” announced Tuesday that it will build a $12 million project in Altoona.

The company in August paid $400,000 for 13 acres of land directly …

The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago said today its index of national economic activity dipped into negative territory in October. All four broad categories of indicators that make up the index decreased from September. The …

Iowa’s unemployment rate inched down to 5.1 percent in October from 5.2 percent in September, according to new Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) figures.

There are still 83,800 unemployed Iowans, but that number is down from …

Iowa Fertilizer Co. held a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday to mark the start of construction work for its new nitrogen fertilizer production plant in Lee County in southeast Iowa.

The $1.4 billion fertilizer plant, one …

The U.S. economy looks set to weather the headwinds from Hurricane Sandy and the budget battles in Washington after picking up speed in the third quarter, Bloomberg said.

The gross domestic product (GDP) probably increased …

The Iowa Finance Authority has approved the issuance of nearly $1.2 billion in federal tax-exempt Midwestern Disaster Area bonds to assist in the financing of the construction of a new fertilizer plant near Wever in …