Faith, Family, #IowaBusiness, Entrepreneurship, Ag, Iowa Economic Development Advocate: Sustain, Retain & Expand #Iowa-Owned Enterprises, #Cyclones fan
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Brian Brown retweeted
Jun 12
John Deere recalled 245 previously laid‑off employees in Iowa. Ninety‑nine team members returned to the Davenport and Dubuque plants in mid‑February brownfieldagnews.com/news/jo… @brownfield
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Brian Brown retweeted
Jun 8
Iowa is #1 in the nation for affordability, #2 for opportunity and - according to a major new study - #3 for quality of life.
There's nowhere in the world better to live, work and raise a family!
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Jun 5
How much will liquidating one organization’s 274,000 acres at once impact farmland values in those regions?
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The fleet out in formation seeding red lentils earlier this month!
ALT A wide drone shot of three sets of seeding machinary working in a row across a vast open field under a clear blue sky.
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Jun 4
CHS, the largest cooperative of any kind across all sectors nationwide, to close Kasson, Ostrander, & Wykoff elevators in southern Minnesota. Despite being a $35.5 billion revenue company, CHS is nearly 1/5 the size of Cargill & almost 60% smaller than ADM dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag…
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May 28
Look at what just $65,000 will buy you in the town I went to high school. 👀 #smalltownIowa
Location, Space, Comfort, Versatility...this space has it all.
PRICE REDUCED // Prime Commercial Opportunity with Strong Upside in Iowa County, Iowa.
$65,000 | landguys.info/iowacoiacommbu…
-Located just off Main Street in Victor, Iowa’s growing commercial corridor with quick access to Interstate 80
-1,156 sq ft front building with reception area, semi-open office space, file room, conference room, kitchenette, and restroom
-2,160 sq ft steel-frame warehouse with tall ceilings, overhead door, and loading dock-height floor
To schedule your private showing, call or text Danny Fane at 518-588-4497
#LandGuys #LandForSale #Iowalandforsale #CommercialBuilding #BusinessOpportunity #IowaCountyIA
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Brian Brown retweeted
May 19
Iowa ranks high for safety, friendliness, & cost of living, according to Iowa Chamber Alliance’s Talent Poll. Concerns remain: 47% expect lower future standard of living, citing inflation, rising costs, job creation, and property taxes businessrecord.com/iowa-tale… @BusinessRecord
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Apr 30
“Citing ,business circumstances,’ Five Guys made the move to shutter their Dubuque location after ten years in business. 97x.com/ixp/679/p/five-guys-…
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Apr 29
Iowa designer and manufacturer of small electric motors, gear motors, and motor speed controls for a range of industrial and commercial uses names longtime CFO their new president… telegraphherald.com/news/tri… via @TelegraphHerald
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Apr 23
Iowa #unemployment rate down from last year.
#unemployed #Iowans decreased to 58,700 in Feb.
Working Iowans grew 11,800 from a year ago.
#Iowa’s labor force participation rate 67.8% in Feb.
@iowaworkforce
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Apr 22
Kathryn "Katie" Dennis (16) missing from Ankeny, IA since Sunday, 4/19/26. Please spread the word. Call Ankeny PD at (515) 286-3333 with any possible tips.
#Missing #Ankeny #Iowa #IowaCheck #MissingTeen #DesMoines
Apr 22
PLEASE SHARE: Ankeny police are asking for help in finding missing 16-year-old Kathryn "Katie" Dennis, who was last seen around 4 p.m. on April 19. weareiowa.com/article/news/l…
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Apr 20
“We have seen some closures around the state of Iowa. ‘Nationwide… 5% decline in production overall”
“Iowa saw a revenue drop in spirits...national producers that raced out during COVID & went through the roof on production & now are sitting on mountains & mountains of whiskey”
Apr 20
Craft beer, spirits industries in Iowa facing national trends impacting business
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Apr 20
You know what’s cool: Top 16 finalists announced in 2026 @IowaABI’s #CoolestThingMadeinIowa competition businessrecord.com/top-16-fi…
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Apr 18
Placements in feedlots during March were 7% below 2025, the 2nd lowest for March since this reporting began in 1996.
Marketings of fed #cattle during March were 6% below 2025, also the 2nd lowest for March since the series began in 1996.
#WheresTheBeef🐂#BeefItsWhatWasForDinner🥩
Apr 17
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.6 million head on April 1, 2026.
The inventory was 1% below April 1, 2025, USDA NASS reported today.
Details: dtn.link/ln2vi8de
#AgNews #CattleOnFee #Cattle #Calves #Agriculture #Slaughter #Feedlots
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Apr 14
"For those chasing the American dream, a new study has some insightful information about what it takes to attain it – along with data that might determine the best states to set down roots..." ~ @AOL Image via @FamStudies
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Apr 14
More people coming than going: Most states in Midwest show net gain from domestic migration... csgmidwest.org/2026/03/09/mo… via @csgmidwest
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Apr 9
While there are many great places to live in Iowa, Livability ranked three of our towns among their Top 100 Best Places to Live in 2026:
Iowa City # 31
Cedar Rapids #33
Des Moines #93
What’s your favorite Iowa town?
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Apr 6
Affordability, opportunity, and the best people around! Iowa is the place to be!
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Brian Brown retweeted
Iowa gained 6,400 jobs in January, with 8 of 11 major sectors contributing to the increase. Professional and business services led all sectors with 1,800 new jobs. Read CSI's full January jobs update: bit.ly/41mddbI
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Apr 7
Congratulations Cedar Rapids City Manager Jeff Pomeranz for being recognized as one of the nation’s top 250 “Government Champions” by the National Academy of Public Administration in partnership with Local Gov 250.
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