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Iowa: Moving To The Top Of The Class

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Iowa consistently earns high marks for its education climate. For many years, Iowa’s public high schools have had the nation’s highest graduation rate. Iowa ranks fifth in the nation in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) degrees conferred per 1,000 residents. In addition, Iowa is second in the U.S.

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Shovel-Ready Sites: Ready To Hit The Ground Running

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BREAKING NEW GROUND IN IOWA. With more than 20 development-ready locations and additional sites working toward designation, companies can easily find the right option for their needs on an accelerated timeline thanks to Iowa’s Certified Site Program, first introduced by the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) in 2012.

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Are There Lessons From the Great Recession for the COVID-19 Pandemic?

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expanded into markets in Iowa, Alabama, and South Carolina, and became a shareholder of American Southern Homes after it acquired Grayhawk Homes in November 2019. . “If There have been four “official” recessions since 1980, and Jeff Benach, co-principal at Lexington Homes , in Chicago, has endured them all.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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With such a large inventory of bridges and a sizeable backlog of repair needs, we looked to innovative solutions to address the problem,” said PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. Massive solar-power facilities have come online in the California desert; forests of wind turbines have been hooked up to grids in Iowa and West Texas.

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