Posts Tagged ‘Economic Development’
Iowa: A Great Place to Do Business
Iowa got an A+ and has the most effective worker's compensation system in the country, according to a new report from the non-partisan Work Loss Data Institute. Based on federal data, the report said Iowa is one of the five states "doing great and continuing to improve." The ranking shows Iowa's worker's compensation system is working well [...]
Culver “Connects the Fiber” for new Google Project in Council Bluffs
Google has officially opened it's new data center in Council Bluffs. House Democrats brought forward a proposal in 2007 that helped lure Google to Iowa - helping create more than 200 jobs in the Council Bluffs area. Similar programs were created to encourage Microsoft and IBM to locate operations in Iowa as well. The story from the Omaha [...]
Film Bill Helps Create Jobs
In 2007, the Legislature created the Film, Television, and Video Project Promotion program to encourage the production of films in Iowa. Since that time, 13 film projects have been shot in Iowa. The Iowa House approved Senate File 480 on Wednesday to lure larger films to Iowa and make us more competitive with neighboring states. Click here [...]
Iowa Lands Microsoft Data Center
State officials announced today that the Microsoft Corporation will build a $550 million data center in West Des Moines that will create between 50-100 new jobs at an average wage of $70,000. Microsoft officials said Iowa landed the center, in part, due to state tax incentives approved during the 2008 legislative session in House File [...]