My name is Paige Guthrie and I am a senior at Linn-Mar High School. I am an active member of the music department, participating in both show choir and marching band. I plan to go to the University of Northern Iowa to study Sociology, and I would like to stay in Iowa after I graduate. Community Promise has provided me with resources to investigate future

DES MOINES, IA – The Iowa Business Council (IBC) has released its fourth-quarter Economic Outlook Survey for 2021. The report measures member expectations for sales, capital spending and employment for the next six months. If the index measures above 50, sentiment is positive. The fourth-quarter survey's overall economic outlook index is 68.86. In

As President of Marion based Woodcrafters Inc., Dan Sanderson is always working to use his 25 employees in higher skilled positions that leverage new equipment and technologies. In November, his company was awarded state grant dollars to purchase a new wide belt sander. Woodcrafters was one of only two Linn County businesses awarded funding in the first

Hogan - Hansen, Certified Public Accountants and Consultants with offices in Cedar Rapids, Ankeny, Ames, Mason City and Waterloo is pleased to announce that the Marion public accounting firm of Fox & Buchheim, P.C. have joined the firm and will be serving clients from the Cedar Rapids office of Hogan – Hansen at 2750 First Avenue, Suite 150. Rick

In today’s tight labor market, understanding how your company competes across the region and within your industry is critical to attracting and retaining talent. Where might you find additional employees, and what does it take to connect with these individuals? Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) and Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA)

The City of Marion is seeking input from residents on the proposed use of more than $6 million that has been allocated to Marion under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The survey is now available at https://polco.us/sff2mu and will be open through Wednesday, Nov. 24. “The funds are intended to help the community respond to the COVID-19 pandemic

As the 2021 construction season transitions to the “cooler” time of year, sometimes it feels like the City of Marion is one big construction zone. Not only are public road and infrastructure projects visible in all corners of Marion, but private development projects are rising out of the ground at a quick pace. In the development community, we

Today, Governor Kim Reynolds announced two new programs to help combat Iowa’s workforce shortage – a new grant program to promote workforce innovation in the manufacturing sector and a new reemployment case management system to refocus Iowa’s unemployment system on rapid reemployment. Iowa will be investing a total of $30 million in