Economic Development

Business partners Gary Kirke and Mike Richards have filed a request in Urbandale that could lead to the development of a casino, hotel, conference center, upscale bowling alley and multiple dining establishments.

The development would …

Iowa’s August unemployment rate increased to 5.5 percent from 5.3 percent in July, according to figures fromm Iowa Workforce Development. However, the rate is lower than 6 percent a year ago. 

“Seasonal job losses and …

The Ankeny City Council on Monday approved a development agreement with Purfoods LLC, confirming the company’s plans to invest in a newly constructed 46,000-square-foot office and fulfillment center facility. The project is expected to retain …

The Iowa Innovation Gateway, its partners and the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) are hosting “Risk and Rewards, an Exporting Conference” from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Michael J. Manatt Community Center in …

Architecture firms have experienced a 40 percent drop in revenues since the beginning of the recession in 2008 and have had to cut personnel by nearly a third, according to a report released today.

The …

The U.S. unemployment rate would be around 7 percent instead of 8 percent to 9 percent without the current level of doubt among consumers about economic issues, including fiscal policy, according to a study released …

The Vision Iowa Board awarded $321,000 in grants to help fund a historic depot renovation in Osceola, a white-water feature in Elkader and riverfront development in Spencer, the board said Thursday.

The board gave $88,000 …

A one-mile section of Sixth Avenue north of downtown Des Moines has been selected to receive technical assistance for green infrastructure design under an Environmental Protection Agency program called Greening America’s Capitals. The benefits will include …

Beginning next month, more than 4 million businesses representing various industries and geographic areas will receive 2012 Economic Census forms. The Economic Census is the Census Bureau’s official five-year measure of American business and the …

Consumer spending continues to be restrained by stagnating wages, which is hurting the country’s economic recovery, Bloomberg reported.

The Labor Department reported last week that in August, average hourly earnings were little changed from the …