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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 …
Applications for jobless benefits decreased 12,000 to 350,000 in the week ended Dec. 22, according to U.S. Labor Department figures released today, Bloomberg reported.
Economists forecast 360,000, according to the median estimate in a Bloomberg …
Economic activity in November increased in the United States, according to the Chicago Fed National Index, which increased to +0.10 in November from -0.64 in October.
The increase was led by improvements in production-related indicators. The …
Des Moines is one of 39 cities where average weekly earnings by private-sector employees have increased from a year ago, according to numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics compiled by BizJournals.com.
The average …
The unemployment rate in Des Moines is among the lowest in the country, according to numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics compiled by Bizjournals.com.
Des Moines’ October unemployment rate was 4.7 percent, which …
Iowa’s online unemployment insurance tax system will add a feature to enable online registration for new accounts, Iowa Workforce Development announced. The added feature will become available Jan. 1 on the online unemployment insurance portal, www.myiowaui.org Using …
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