Tag: Joe Murphy
Focused partnerships; focused growth
Regional collaboration, with a focus on public-private partnerships, fuels economic vitality. That was the resounding theme from business and community leaders during the Iowa...
IBC legislative priorities increases state’s competitivenessÂ
With the first month of 2023 concluded, the Iowa Business Council’s (IBC) state legislative priorities are beginning to take shape. The IBC is a...
IBC projects positive six-month economic outlook
The Iowa Business Council (IBC) has released its third-quarter Economic Outlook Survey for 2021. The report measures member expectations for sales, capital spending and...
Making growth a priority
The Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Corridor region is growing. Unfortunately, that isn’t something most of the rest of the state of Iowa can say.
Iowa’s growth...
To compete, Iowa must cultivate its career pipeline and grow
By Joe Murphy | Guest Column
The Iowa Business Council has worked to elevate Iowa’s economic vitality through global thought leadership, research and advocacy since...
Collective effort needed to reach statewide excellence
By Joe Murphy | Guest Column
As 2020 approaches, the Iowa Business Council is diligently working on creating a career ready workforce, strategies to diversify...