Economy

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem announces the state finished the last fiscal year with an $86 million surplus. The Republican governor says tax revenue hit…

Iowa’s new permit-less gun law is in effect as of today. Iowans no longer need a permit to carry or purchase a handgun.Sgt. Jeremy McClure is a…

It’s unclear why Iowa will receive fewer doses of coronavirus vaccine than initially promised by the federal government.But the state is moving ahead with…

One more person has died in the Sioux City metro area due to complications of COVID-19. However, Dakota County Health Officials aren’t releasing any…

The latest survey of supply managers in a nine-state region of the Midwest and Plains shows many have hope for a rebound yet this year, even as the…

020320 404Iowa’s Democratic presidential precinct caucuses are more complex than they were four years ago. As usual, instead of just casting a ballot,…

Association for Career and Technical Education visited Western Iowa Tech and learned about four of its career and technical programs that are in high need…

The Exchange The Exchange 030619The retaliatory Chinese tariffs on soybeans and corn are still causing a lot of financial trouble to farmers, some of whom…

University Economics Professor Mathias Doepke talking about his new book, “Love, Money, and Parenting: How Economics Explains the Way We Raise Our Kids,”.…

Even though I must have been through the place a thousand times, I didn't even know it was a place--James, Iowa, just up the road from Leeds. From up…