Mike Ralston

Nicole Crain ABI

Nicole Crain named new Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) president

Nicole Crain has been selected as the next president of the Iowa Association of Business and industry, the ABI announced Oct. 1. Ms.Crain, who has served as ABI’s executive vice president since 2019, will take the reins from Mike Ralston,…

Iowa manufacturers plan for capital expenditures, increased sales in second quarter

Iowa manufacturers remain cautiously optimistic, even as supply chain challenges and workforce shortages remain a…

Iowa Manufacturers expect increased sales and capital expenditures in Q1

Iowa manufacturers expect increased sales and plan to invest in capital expenditures in the first…

ABI disapproves of President Biden’s new vaccine requirements, calls mandate ‘misguided’

The Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) came out critical of President Biden’s new…

Panel: Heading into 2021 with renewed hope

Five business leaders discussed recovery from the ‘double whammy’ of the pandemic and the derecho…