DES MOINES, IOWA (October 20, 2022) — Iowa’s unemployment rate increased slightly to 2.7 percent in September, while overall labor-force participation held steady at 67.7 percent. The US unemployment rate fell to 3.5 percent in September, but the nation’s labor-force participation rate fell to 62.3 percent.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (October 5, 2022) — The Quad Cities Chamber is now accepting applications for its second cohort of Leadership QC, a program that builds skills and drive within professionals who seek to play a larger role in the success of our region.

The program, launched in January 2022, was created by the Chamber to cultivate a generation of leaders that are connected and inspired to make the Quad Cities region a community all citizens are proud to call home.

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 4, 2022) — The Iowa Business Council (IBC) has released its third-quarter Economic Outlook Survey for 2022. 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 third-quarter survey's overall economic outlook index is 58.75, down 5.13 index points from the second-quarter report.

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 3, 2022) — The state’s leading small-business political-action committee has endorsed Kim Reynolds for Governor of Iowa.

Gov Reynolds has proven time and again that she is a champion of small business. Just this year, she signed legislation that would lower the personal income-tax rate for small-business owners to a flat 3.9 percent rate by 2026.