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