Economic Development

Gov. Kim Reynolds announced on Monday a $1.2 million Future Ready Iowa grant opportunity for employers that are developing workforce solutions. The Future Ready Iowa Employer Innovation Fund is designed to expand opportunities for Iowans to earn …

The Iowa Economic Development Authority has approved $842,000 in tax credits and refunds to an agricultural cooperative in western Iowa to upgrade its facility, and loans to four startups, three of them in Ames.

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Nominations are now being accepted for the 2022 National Small Business Week Awards. The NSBW Awards recognize the achievements of SBA-assisted small businesses and the contributions they have made to their communities and the national …

Here are 10 things you need to know from Capital Crossroads’ fourth-quarter meeting held on Nov. 17.

1. The Greater Des Moines Partnership’s Broadband Committee is scheduled to deliver its final report from its regional broadband survey …

Iowa’s rural economy grew in November, in part because of stronger farmland prices, according to a monthly survey of bank managers and CEOs in agriculturally dependent communities.

According to Creighton University’s Rural Mainstreet Index, released …

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.9% in October, down from 4% percent in September and 4.2 percent one year ago, Iowa Workforce Development announced today. The number of unemployed Iowans decreased to 64,700 in …

The Ames Chamber of Commerce is launching a workforce retraining program to help educate and train people for high-skilled jobs and help employers fill gaps in their workforces. The Story County COVID-19 Workforce Retraining Initiative …