A new CNBC study of top states for doing business ranks Iowa 9th in the county. The study ranked states by ten different factors, including: economy; business friendliness; cost of living; education; quality of life; workforce, technology, and innovation; access to capital; and infrastructure and transportation. Of the ten categories, Iowa ranked about average in seven. [...]
Des Moines was recently named number seven in Kiplingers "Ten Best Cities for the Next Decade" based on it's growing workforce, low-cost housing and family friendliness. From Kiplinger: "A likely worker shortage sparked by retiring baby-boomers has lit a fire under Des Moines’s civic leaders. The city is working to lure back young Iowans and attracting [...]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_J7JwN99Nk[/youtube] Legislative leaders today unveiled a tax fairness plan that would reward work and provide needed tax cuts to middle-class Iowans. The proposal would simplify Iowa’s income tax system, cut tax rates for every Iowa taxpayer, and ensure that more than two thirds of Iowans would receive a tax cut or see no increase in the amount of [...]