8 February 2012, 8:53 pm
KCRGIowa Capital Notebook for 02/09/2012Quad City TimesThe arsenal employs 8500 people from Iowa and Illinois and is estimated to have a $1 billion impact to the Quad-Cities economy. "When we met with the Chamber (of commerce), we asked what we could do to help," said Rep. Steve Olson, R-DeWitt.Iowa... Read More »
8 February 2012, 7:17 pm
Iowa's unlikely duo working to save American homesDesMoinesRegister.comHe is working with Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller on this case, but Madigan is a big part of the fight. / ANDREA MELENDEZ/THE REGISTER >>States would recover $25 billion, if all the states participate, to pay for various pr... Read More »
8 February 2012, 7:05 pm
Chicago TribuneHome state remains true blue for ObamaChicago TribuneDespite the sluggish economy, most Illinois voters approve of Barack Obama's handling of the presidency and the president appears poised for a general election victory in his home state this fall, a new Tribune/WGN-TV poll shows... Read More »
8 February 2012, 6:02 pm
Floundering Swing State Economies Imperil Obama: Ezra KleinBloombergThere, Obama isn't doing so well -- perhaps because, in those states, the economy isn't doing so well. In late January, Gallup surveyed the dozen swing states it deemed most likely to decide the election -- Colorado, Florida... Read More »
8 February 2012, 5:02 pm
DesMoinesRegister.com (blog)A visit of great potentialChina DailyNevertheless, the agenda for Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping's Feb 14-15 visit to Washington will be packed with discussion of important issues at a time when future developments regionally and globally are less predictable than ... Read More »
8 February 2012, 4:54 pm
Eastern Iowa GovernmentGov., House GOP agree on commercial tax cut planChicago TribuneCownie and other city leaders were at the Capitol on Wednesday to highlight a new study from Iowa State University economist David Swenson. The study shows that the state's 10 largest cities account for 29 perc... Read More »
8 February 2012, 12:19 pm
BikeRadar.comCycling and bike industry grow local economiesBikeRadar.comBoulder is not the only city seeing the impact that cycling can have on a local economy. In fact, another study shows that the State of Iowa has seen more than a third of a billion dollars in economy activity coming from bicycle... Read More »
8 February 2012, 12:16 pm
The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines (blog)Study: Large Iowa cities driving state's economySioux City JournalDES MOINES - A new study shows large Iowa cities are the still significant drivers of the state's economy, despite record land prices and a thriving rural business cl... Read More »
7 February 2012, 1:00 pm
Iowa Hospitals Making an Impact on State's EconomyKIMTMASON CITY, IA - When you think about economic growth, hospitals might not be the first thing that comes to mind. A new report by the Iowa Hospital Association shows medical facilities in the state, and their employees, are making big contrib... Read More »
7 February 2012, 1:26 am
DesMoinesRegister.comEconomic committee meets for first timeIowa City Press CitizenAMES — A new economic development committee developed by the Iowa state Board of Regents to help maximize the economic, research and technology commercialization opportunities at the state's three public univers... Read More »
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