The City of Marion is continuing with its first major update to the zoning code in over 30 years with the implementation of new zoning districts. Having already completed the process for former Wards 2 and 4, the Planning & Development Division will continue the process for Wards 1 and 3. The proposed zoning map updates reflect both current land uses

The City of Marion is launching a Business Innovation & Support Grant specifically for small businesses in the community who have navigated the hardships of the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant is designed to provide financial relief on a matching basis for innovation, expansion, and growth to Marion businesses. The funding comes from Marion’s

Marion, IA – Marion Economic Development Corporation (MEDCO) has released the Marion Community Index for the second quarter of 2022. The report is informed by a newly developed business survey that allows MEDCO to better measure the health, challenges, optimism, and opportunities of the organization’s 190 business partners. The survey focuses

Marion Economic Development Corporation partners with the State of Iowa, utility partners, and area economic development groups to provide the most comprehensive listing of available sites and buildings at www.medcoiowa.org/main/sites-buildings. The technology powering these listings is called LOIS (LocationOne Information System). In addition to property

Attention Iowa business property owners: changes are coming! On May 2, 2022, Governor Kim Reynolds signed bill HF 2552 into law, converting the previous business property tax credit to an exemption. Unlike the tax credit that required an application each time a property was purchased, switched hands or the deed was recorded, the exemption will instead

For the fourth time since March of 2020, UNI's Institute for Decision Making (IDM) and Strategic Marketing Services (SMS) have partnered with the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) to complete a statewide survey assessing the current economic conditions and ongoing impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on Iowa’s businesses and organizations.

Early in 2021, the leadership team at ELPLAST America found themselves in the same challenging situation as other growing companies. The company had experienced new business growth, and that growth provided the opportunity to install new production lines. The challenge was those lines required new talent. New hires were hard to find and retaining those

The 2022 Session of the 89th Iowa General Assembly officially came to a close when the Senate adjourned “Sine Die” shortly after midnight (12:10 am) on Wednesday, May 25, followed by the House at 12:16 am. Adjournment followed two very long debate days where all ten budgets, a second tax bill, the first revision of the state’s bottle bill