Economic Development

By Joe Gardyasz

During a period when the state experienced a net decrease in jobs, non-farm employment in Dallas County grew by 16 percent, according to new regional figures released today by Iowa Workforce Development …

More than 7,300 start-up companies from all 50 states so far have joined the Startup America Partnership (www.s.co), a network that provides online and local resources and connections to help young companies grow. Iowa start-up …

West Des Moines-based Submittal Exchange LLC and Indianola-based AGiTV Inc. are among 11 Iowa companies that received grants last week from the Iowa Economic Development Authority board. Submittal Exchange received $150,000 in direct financial assistance …

Gov. Terry Branstad announced Friday that he will participate in a trade mission to China from May 29 through June 5.

 Branstad’s trip results from an invitation the governor accepted from Chinese Vice President Xi …

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Matt Hinch, the former executive officer and chief adviser to the Iowa speaker of the house, will join the Greater Des Moines Partnership at the end of May as its senior vice president of government …

CJ CheilJedang Corp., doing business as CJ Bio America Inc., will celebrate the start of construction on its $320 million lysine production facility on May 14 at 1:30 p.m.

The groundbreaking ceremony will take place …

April was one of the busiest months in the Iowa Events Center’s history, the facility’s operator, Global Spectrum, said Wednesday. A total of 66 events took place in Wells Fargo Arena, Hy-Vee Hall, and Community …

More 18- to 29-year-olds in the U.S. work force were underemployed than a year ago, according to Gallup.

Thirty-two percent of workers in the age range were underemployed in April, up from 30.1 percent in …