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Agreement signed to bring pro soccer team to Des Moines

A rendering of the planned Pro Iowa Stadium and Global Plaza that will be located at 200 S.W. 16th St. in Des Moines. Architectural rendering special to the Business Record

 

Efforts to bring professional soccer …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: What the new GDP figures really signal

Hold the balloon drop. Today’s new fourth-quarter GDP growth number of 6.9% is a level we’re not going to see again for quite some time, write Wells Fargo Economics analysts. “It is tempting to celebrate …

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West Des Moines Water Works votes to begin negotiations on regionalization

This is a water treatment tank at the A.C. Ward water treatment plant in West Des Moines. The West Des Moines Water Works Board of Trustees voted Wednesday to join Des Moines and Urbandale in negotiations …

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Main Street Iowa program application workshops scheduled for February

A series of workshops are scheduled for next month for any community interested in applying for Main Street Iowa designation this year. According to a news release, the Main Street Iowa program will host virtual …

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Meta to buy energy from Central Iowa wind project to power Altoona data center

Virginia-based Apex Clean Energy has entered into an agreement with Meta to buy power from its Great Pathfinder Wind project in Boone and Hamilton counties to provide energy to Meta’s operations in the region, including …

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Iowa’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.5% in December

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate slipped to 3.5% in December, down slightly from 3.7% in November as well as a year ago, according to newly released information from Iowa Workforce Development.

The U.S. unemployment dropped …

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IEDA announces awards to three companies for projects that will create 84 jobs

Three companies with an established presence in Iowa have been awarded nearly $4.2 million in tax credits and incentives for projects that will create 84 jobs.

The Iowa Economic Development Authority announced the awards to …

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SBA announces cybersecurity pilot program, $3M in grants

The U.S. Small Business Administration is launching the Cybersecurity for Small Business Pilot Program and allocating $3 million in new funding to help emerging small business owners develop their cybersecurity infrastructure, SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas …

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Iowa’s rural economy improves slightly as concerns over farm input prices mount

Iowa’s rural economy experienced marginal growth in January, according to a monthly survey of bank managers, and despite declines in indexes used to measure performance in farmland values and hiring, confidence increased for the second …

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OnDemand: 2022 Legislative Forecast

We sat down with business leaders to learn what issues they are focusing on when the Legislature convenes on Jan. 10. We discussed how the continuing coronavirus pandemic may affect legislation and the effects that …