06 Jul 2023

Iowa Finance Authority Awards More Than $15 Million in Federal Housing Tax Credits and HOME Program Funds for the Construction of More Than 400 Rental Units in Nine Communities

By Ashley Jared

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 6, 2023) — The Iowa Finance Authority Board of Directors recently awarded a total of more than $15 million in federal housing tax credits and HOME program loans to support the construction and rehabilitation of a total of 410 affordable rental homes for Iowans. The awards were made to eleven rental housing projects located in Ames, Burlington, Davenport, Des Moines, Dubuque, Keokuk, Mount Vernon, Sioux City, and West Burlington.

05 Jul 2023

New Western Retail Store El Encanto Boots Opens in Moline’s West End

By Alexandra Elias

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (July 5, 2023) — A new western retail store, El Encanto Boots, will celebrate a grand opening ribbon cutting in downtown Moline on Thursday, July 6. City and Renew Moline officials will be on hand to celebrate the new business, started by Carlos Rodriguez and Johana Samudio. El Encanto Boots will specialize in high-quality, western merchandise.

29 Jun 2023

Iowa Awards $1.25 Million of Grants to Improve Work-Based Learning

By Jesse Dougherty

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 29, 2023) — Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has announced the awarding of more than $1.25 million in state grants to fund the creation and development of new work-based learning programs for Iowa high school students.

28 Jun 2023

Quad Cities Chamber Launches Generation Next to Help Foster Service-Minded Leaders in the QC

By Jennifer Walker

BETTENDORF, IOWA (June 28, 2023) — The Quad Cities Chamber is launching a new program to help create the next generation of service-minded QC leaders called Generation Next. Designed for young to mid-career professionals, Generation Next will be the premier resource to help individuals become involved in the Quad Cities community through board and committee service.

28 Jun 2023

Iowa Business Council (IBC) Projects Positive Six-Month Economic Outlook

By Iowa Business Council

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 28, 2023) — The Iowa Business Council (IBC) has released its second-quarter Economic Outlook Survey (EOS) for 2023. The report measures member expectations for sales, capital spending, and employment for the next six months. If the index measures above fifty, sentiment is positive. The second-quarter survey's overall economic outlook index is 64.17, an increase of 4.45 from the 2023 first-quarter report.

21 Jun 2023

Bally’s Sports Bar Débuts at Bally’s Quad Cities July 1

By Diane Spiers

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (June 21, 2023) — Bally’s Quad Cities will officially début Bally’s Sports Bar on Saturday, July 1.

21 Jun 2023

Proposed Federal Legislation Threatens Security of Credit Card Payment Data; Will Increase Cost of Financial Services

By Natalie Mahoney

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (June 21, 2023) — The Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA), recently introduced in Congress, would significantly alter a credit-card payment system that currently works for all parties involved, while raising costs and threatening data security for Iowa consumers.

15 Jun 2023

Iowa’s Unemployment Rate Remains at 2.7 Percent in May Labor Force Participation Rises to 68.5 Percent

By Jesse Dougherty

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 15, 2023) — Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held level at 2.7 percent in May as 6,400 new workers joined the labor force. In comparison, the US unemployment rate increased to 3.7 percent.

Iowa’s labor-force participation rate increased to 68.5 percent in May, up from 68.3 percent in April. The number of unemployed Iowans decreased to 46,300 in May from 46,800 in April.

14 Jun 2023

Iowa Workforce Development, Department of Education Call on Educators to Register at IowaWORKS.gov

By Jesse Dougherty

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 14, 2023) — Iowa Workforce Development and the Iowa Department of Education are launching a statewide outreach campaign and online videos to help Iowa education leaders learn how to post education-related jobs on the 

13 Jun 2023

Small Business Owners Express Great Concern for Future Business Conditions

By Jessica Henrichs

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 13, 2023) — The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index increased 0.4 points in May to 89.4, which is the seventeenth consecutive month below the 49-year average of 98. The last time the Index was at or above the average was in December 2021. Small-business owners expecting better business conditions over the next six months declined one point from April to a net negative 50%.

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