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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: How will rising inflation factor into employee pay raises?

With the cost of living increasing at a pace not seen since Barry Manilow and Rod Stewart were topping the charts, both employers and workers are in unfamiliar territory about how wages should respond to …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Mar 24, 2022
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House, Senate approve bill reducing unemployment benefits

The Iowa House and Senate late Wednesday passed a bill that would reduce the number of weeks a person who loses their job would be eligible for unemployment benefits.

Reforming the state’s unemployment system was …
By MICHAEL CRUMB | Mar 24, 2022
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Apple project in Waukee moving forward

An architectural rendering of Apple’s planned data center in Waukee that was released in 2017 when the project was announced.

 

Apple Inc. has begun infrastructure improvements at the site in Waukee where it announced …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Mar 23, 2022
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Construction begins on historic Varsity Cinema

 

New renderings were released of what the interior of the Varsity Cinema will look like when rehabilitation of the historic theater is completed in the fall. The rendering above shows the renovated lobby. Below…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Mar 21, 2022
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IEDA approves incentives, development awards to 8 companies

The Iowa Economic Development Authority board today approved financial incentive awards for three companies, which the state agency said will assist in the creation of 56 jobs and bring more than $76 million in new …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Mar 18, 2022
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Iowa Leading Indicators Index shows December decrease, slight gain in January

The Iowa Leading Indicators Index increased 0.1% in January 2022 to 110.0 from a revised 109.9 in December 2021. The monthly diffusion index increased to 62.5 in January from 37.5 in December when the index dropped …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Mar 16, 2022
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Partnership fills talent development role, announces promotions

Katherine Atkinson has joined the Greater Des Moines Partnership as the director of workforce. In her role at the Partnership, Atkinson will identify, outline and execute strategies to strengthen and support talent development for the Greater …
By BPC Staff | Mar 14, 2022
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3.7% unemployed in Iowa in January

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.7% in January, down slightly from December’s revised rate of 3.9%, according to newly released information from Iowa Workforce Development.

January’s unemployment rate by county ranged from 2.7% in …
By BPC Staff | Mar 14, 2022
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Iowa Business Growth, Lincoln Savings led SBA lending in FY21

The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Iowa District Office has announced the winners of its top lender awards for fiscal year 2021.The SBA’s Top Overall Lender in the state was Iowa Business Growth Co., which approved …
By BPC Staff | Mar 14, 2022
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Takeaways from the Partnership Small Business Success Summit

Speaker and leadership coach Dima Ghawi gives a keynote speech at the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s Small Business Success Summit on Friday. Photo by Christopher Maharry

The Greater Des Moines Partnership held its Small Business Success …
By SARAH BOGAARDS | Mar 14, 2022