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Ernie Goss Creighton University Mainstreet Index

Rural Mainstreet Index report: Regional economy expanding

After declining below growth neutral for March, the overall Rural Mainstreet Index for June expanded above the threshold for a third straight month to...
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loans

Consumers encouraged to ‘shop small’ this holiday season

Isabella Casillas Guzman, administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, is encouraging consumers to "shop small" this holiday season and on Small Business Saturday,...

Economic headwinds and outsourcing

Here we are on the cusp of Q4, and my email is popping with requests to meet with new companies and organizations who are...
Iowa Economic Development Authority

IEDA announces $96 million investment in Iowa’s small businesses

The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) has announced a $96 million investment in growing Iowa's small businesses, including startups, manufacturers and businesses owned by...

Editorial: Economy continues to confuse

There are myriad economic indicators that business leaders gauge to help them thoughtfully navigate an uncertain economy. Unfortunately, these indicators continue to confuse rather...

Welcoming refugees essential to Iowa’s economic future

Though it’s a long drive on I-80 between Cedar Rapids and Council Bluffs, our regional economies face many of the same challenges and opportunities. Iowans...

Will we relive the stagflation of the 1970s?

The world economy is facing slowing growth and rising inflation, raising concerns of a return to the stagflation of the 1970s, when steep interest...

The state of the agricultural economy

Iowa’s economy is particularly tied to agriculture. The state is the No. 1 U.S. producer of hogs and corn, and a leader in soybeans...

Local professors address supply chain’s ‘perfect storm’

Depending on your perspective, the phrase “supply chain” is among the global economy’s most pressing concerns, an oft-repeated phrase to summarize a variety of...

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