Winn-Worth Betco News

After 12 years of dedicated service and transformational leadership, Melissa Michaelis is stepping down as Executive Director of Winn-Worth Betco to assume the same position at Forest City Economic Development.Michaelis will begin her new role on Nov. 2, bringing with her a proven record of economic development success, grant writing,...Continue Reading

The Iowa Corn Growers Association is asking Iowa’s congressional delegation to lobby the Trump Administration to release oil from the country’s Strategic Oil Reserve to increase the supply of diesel and reduce the price.Iowa Corn Growers Association President Steve Kuiper said federal intervention is needed because diesel is a key...Continue Reading

The Iowa Economic Development Authority is giving six companies more than $246 million dollars in tax incentives for the creation of a total of 346 jobs.IEDA spokesperson Kanan Kappleman says the Woodbine Manufacturing Company is getting incentives to expand. “The family-owned Woodbine Manufacturing Company designs and produces hydraulic lift gates...Continue Reading

The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board approved tax credits for six manufacturing companies, which will assist in the creation of 346 jobs and result in nearly $246.5 million in new capital investment for the state. These projects are located in Altoona, Ankeny, Bondurant, Centerville, Davenport and Woodbine. The board...Continue Reading

The Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) and Elevate Iowa Manufacturing will honor four Iowa manufacturing leaders as the 2026 Legends in Manufacturing Award recipients on October 13 at the Iowa Manufacturing Conference at Prairie Meadows in Altoona. Presented by Nyemaster Goode P.C., the awards recognize leaders whose contributions...Continue Reading

U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Oregon State Director Jim Carmack today announced that the agency is investing $1 million to make essential improvements to the water system serving Brookings in Curry County.    "USDA's investment in this infrastructure project plays an important part in the overall vision Brookings holds...Continue Reading

The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) launched AgInsights, a new data dissemination tool that will serve as a key component of NASS’s ongoing modernization strategy.Designed to enhance currently used data products and services, the AgInsights application offers streamlined information dissemination, increased operational efficiency, and a more dynamic, interactive experience...Continue Reading

The U.S. Department of Agriculture released the American Biofuels Trade Outlook, a plan that builds upon 2025’s record U.S. ethanol export performance, removes restrictions to American biofuels, and secures new market opportunities for U.S. farmers.“2025 marks the strongest year for ethanol exports in the history of the U.S., supporting our...Continue Reading

This summer, ABI members and all Iowans have been inundated with political phone calls, political television ads, campaign mailers, candidate visits and volunteer door knockers. It is election season in Iowa and employers have a key role in educating your employees about the Election. I'm not talking about telling people...Continue Reading

When Executive Vice-President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy Stéphane Séjourné in mid-July granted the European Commission’s official patronage to Climate Impulse, he was marking the next chapter in a story Site Selection has been tracking ever since Climate Impulse’s predecessor Solar Impulse took to...Continue Reading

Will the ever-increasing number of data centers and swell of transmission and generation projects that follow ever slow down? According to Deloitte’s 2026 Power and Utilities Industry Outlook, the answer is a large and resounding “nope.”By 2035, data center energy demand could reach 176 gigawatts (GW), five times more than...Continue Reading

Utilities balance growth and supply when meeting large-load power needs.The electric grid in the United States needs more of everything — more capacity to keep up with rising power needs, more skilled workers and infrastructure and better planning. Just how significant is this pressing urge to deliver power more efficiently...Continue Reading

Ireland, Texas and Indianapolis know keeping up with infrastructure helps keep companies interested.If there’s one sector that knows the importance of infrastructure to its operations, it’s semiconductors, where power, water and precision brook few interruptions in order to manufacture to ever more minute specifications.So it’s fitting that Ireland — this...Continue Reading

At the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Data Modernization Plan to put Farmers First, reduce unnecessary burdens on producers, and improve the timeliness, accuracy, and usefulness of the agricultural data that informs decisions across American...Continue Reading

August 21, 2026 (DES MOINES, IA) — Today, the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board approved tax credits for two manufacturing companies, which will assist in the creation of 98 jobs and result in $57.2 million in new capital investment for the state. These projects are located in Clinton and...Continue Reading

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 30, 2026Applications Now Open for Fall 2026 CohortMASON CITY, Iowa – The NIACC Pappajohn Center is now accepting applications for the Fall 2026 cohort of the University of Iowa Venture School program. The Fall 2026 program will begin with an online orientation session on Thursday, October 1,...Continue Reading

Many rural Iowa communities face a whirlwind of daunting challenges, including workforce and housing shortages, childcare gaps, infrastructure needs, shifting demographics and economic transitions. For residents, entrepreneurs, and local leaders, these adversities often simultaneously impact their communities, making it intimidating to identify and implement solutions.For over three decades, the University...Continue Reading

For nearly 30 years, Tim Fox has played a leading role in all matters pertinent to economic development in Floyd County, IA. As CEO of Charles City Area Development Corporation (CCADC), Fox has helped recruit new companies to the region, assisted existing businesses in growing, and overseen various projects “from...Continue Reading

A project years in the making officially became reality Saturday (7/18/26) morning as Floyd County Medical Center celebrated the grand opening of its new three-story Rural Health Clinic.Hundreds gathered outside the new facility for the ribbon cutting ceremony before taking self-guided tours of the building. Hospital leaders, employees, board members,...Continue Reading

Worth County Development Authority (WCDA) officially awarded $1,095,663.80 in educational funding and college scholarships to Worth County’s graduating high school class of 2026.Click here to view the original article with subscription.Continue Reading

The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board approved tax credits for four manufacturing companies, which will assist in the creation of 312 jobs and result in $62.9 million in new capital investment for the state. These projects are located in Des Moines, Independence, Wapello and Webster City. The board also approved assistance for three startups in Ames and Coralville, along with a quality-of-life project in Cedar Rapids...Continue Reading

The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) and Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) today announced Boone, Grinnell, Le Mars and Maquoketa as the 2027–2028 Iowa Thriving Communities, recognizing their innovation and commitment to advancing housing opportunities."Boone, Grinnell, Le Mars and Maquoketa have gone above and beyond to unite local leaders, employers and...Continue Reading

Two industrial parks in northeast Iowa are among the highest rated so-called shovel-ready properties in North America.Site Selectors Guild, which helps communities attract developers, ranked industrial parks in Waterloo and Cedar Falls among the top six on the continent.Lisa Skubal leads economic development for the Cedar Valley’s Chamber of Commerce...Continue Reading

U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Iowa State Director Mike Sexton today announced that the agency is investing more than $19 million in projects to improve medical services, emergency response, clean water and support for businesses in rural Iowa communities.“Economic development is vital to our rural Iowa counties and communities,...Continue Reading