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Sen. Joni Ernst meets with members of a central Iowa delegation that visited Washington D.C. last fall as part of a scaled down version of the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s DMDC trip. The Partnership will …
Iowa’s economy slowed in April, according to a survey of supply chain managers, which showed lower performance in most of the components the survey measures. According to Creighton University’s MidAmerica Business Conditions Index, Iowa’s score …
Radio Iowa: Former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad is launching a new national organization positioned to compete with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. In 2020, Republican leaders criticized the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for endorsing some Democratic …
The IowaWORKS Des Moines office is holding a spring career fair open to the public on May 3 at the FFA Enrichment Center on the DMACC Ankeny Campus. An estimated 80 employers will participate and …
Small business owners across the country and in Iowa are reporting that inflationary pressures are hurting their bottom line and adversely impacting their ability to hire and retain workers, according to new survey data of …
Iowa’s rural economy crept up slightly this month, in part because of growth in hiring, according to a survey of rural bankers. According to Creighton University’s Rural Mainstreet Index, released Thursday, Iowa’s index increased to 53.4 …
The Iowa Economic Development board has approved $26.6 million for a project to redevelop Merle Hay Mall, including the conversion of the former Younkers store into an ice arena that will be home to the …
A new study suggests that millions of people who dropped out of the workforce during the coronavirus pandemic plan to stay out indefinitely, potentially extending the effects of the labor shortage for years. The research, published …
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in March was 3.3%, down slightly from 3.5% in February, according to Iowa Workforce Development. In March 2021, Iowa’s unemployment rate was 4.4%. The state’s labor force participation rate in …
Alex Lynch has been named the senior director of business attraction at the Greater Des Mones Partnership. He will begin his new role on May 2. Lynch will lead the Partnership’s efforts to attract new …
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