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Creighton survey: Midwest economy sees growth, job losses
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (365+ words) by Matt Kelley | Jun 2, 2026 A new survey of supply managers in Iowa and eight other Midwestern states indicates solid manufacturing growth, despite rising numbers of job losses and the highest inflation rate in four years. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss…...
UI energy expert: Get used to gas costing over $4 a gallon
3+ week, 1+ day ago (486+ words) by Matt Kelley | May 11, 2026 It may be 2027 before gasoline prices in Iowa fall back to where they were before the war with Iran, according to a University of Iowa professor who's written about the oil shocks of the 1970s. UI Professor…...
Iowa unemployment rate holds steady in January
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (283+ words) by Dar Danielson | Apr 8, 2026 The U. S. Department of Labor is conducting its annual revision in labor numbers to start the new year. Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend says that resulted in the December unemployment number dropping one tenth of a…...
Iowa Business Council survey shows optimism for sales increases
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (186+ words) by Dar Danielson | Apr 7, 2026 The Iowa Business Council's latest survey finds a positive outlook for sales, capital spending, and employment in the next six months. Their survey rates those factors on a 100-point scale and IBC president Joe Murphy says…...
Creighton University economist flags job losses in manufacturing sector
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (354+ words) Radio Iowa Creighton University economist flags job losses in manufacturing sector Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says exports from Iowa manufacturing plants in the first 10 months of 2025 were over $1 billion under the same period in 2024, for a drop of 8. 4%. Goss…...
Iowa's economic development agency to focus on talent recruitment
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (395+ words) Radio Iowa Iowa's economic development agency to focus on talent recruitment Debi Durham says improving Iowa's tax and regulatory climate has been the "North Star" during her tenure as the state's top economic development official. "But it's equally or, in…...
Survey: Tariffs are slowing the economy in Iowa, the Midwest
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (372+ words) by Matt Kelley | Aug 4, 2025 Iowa's economy continues to show signs of stagnation along with the nine-state Midwestern region, according to the monthly survey of supply managers by Creighton University. On the zero-to-100 scale, a score of 50 is considered growth neutral,…...
Creighton survey shows tariffs are slowing economy, undermining confidence
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (432+ words) by Matt Kelley | Sep 2, 2025 Iowa's economy improved slightly during August, along with the Midwest as a whole, according to a monthly survey of supply managers in Iowa and eight other states. Despite the minor gains, Creighton University economist Ernie Goss…...
Survey: Iowa's economy is slowing as imports and exports slip
11+ mon, 18+ hour ago (374+ words) by Matt Kelley | Jul 1, 2025 Inflation is rising, trade numbers are falling, and the overall Midwestern economy is slowing, according to a monthly survey of supply managers in Iowa and eight other states. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says a score…...