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SBA extends EIDL program payment deferment to 30 months

The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today that it will extend the deferment period for payments on existing loans for an additional six months under the COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program. With today’s …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: High gas prices present another hurdle in bringing workers back to the office

Just as big companies like Wells Fargo and Microsoft, which have long delayed returning to the office, announce their plans to restart in-person work, Andrea Hsu reports for NPR that now rising gas prices rather than pandemic …

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Study underway to identify sources of Greater Des Moines’ workforce

The Greater Des Moines Partnership is working with the Iowa Economic Development Authority and Iowa Workforce Development on a study to determine where the region’s workforce comes from. The Laborshed Employment Study geographically defines which …

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Report calls for Congress to overhaul small business programs

Outdated federal policies are holding back America’s small businesses from reaching their full potential, according to a new report released Monday by the Bipartisan Policy Center, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, and Goldman Sachs 10,000 …

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Iowa bill seeks to limit regulation of home-based businesses

Radio Iowa: The Iowa House has passed a bill that would nullify many city and county ordinances that critics say prevent Iowans from having successful home based businesses. Representative Skyler Wheeler of Orange City, a Republican, …

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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 …

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Partnership launches minority business accelerator

The Greater Des Moines Partnership has launched a business accelerator to help minority-owned businesses gain access to the knowledge and networks to be successful.

The Scale DSM Minority Business Accelerator is designed to help minority-owned businesses increase …

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Business Analytics Symposium to be held April 5 in Des Moines

The annual Business Analytics Symposium, hosted by the Debbie and Jerry Ivy College of Business at Iowa State University, will return in person to Des Moines on April 5. The symposium brings together analytics professionals …

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Casey’s reports higher earnings, sales in third quarter

Casey’s General Stores Inc., headquartered in Ankeny, announced its third-quarter financial results. Highlights from the quarter that ended Jan. 31 include:

Diluted earnings per share of $1.71, up 64% from the same period a year…
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NFIB Small Business Optimism Index continues to lose momentum

The National Federation of Independent Business’s Small Business Optimism Index fell 1.4 points in February to 95.7, marking the second consecutive month the index has been below its 48-year average. Heightened concerns about inflation have …