Grow Great River Region

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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – MyEntre.Net, Iowa’s online community for Iowa entrepreneurs and small business, has announced the launch of the new ‘Dream Big Grow Here’ contest for entrepreneurs and small businesses in Iowa. Starting in June, businesses statewide can compete monthly to win $1,000 to help bring their business concept to reality or help their business to grow here in Iowa.

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Make Plans To Attend The Heartland GreenUp Symposium and Expo – May 5 in Des Moines or Virtually

All the buzz from both coasts is landing in Iowa through a ground breaking event. Please help spread the word and also register to attend!

The Heartland GreenUp Symposium and Expo will take the discussion of sustainability from America’s coasts to its Midwest, as over a dozen nationally known experts converge in Iowa on May 5.  Thought-leaders from HP, Google, and the EPA will headline the symposium on Sustainable IT, Datacenter Re-Engineering and Green Energy.

Who's Attending? Who Should Attend?

CEOs, CFOs, Sustainability Czars and high-level business strategists, tasked with leading organizations through the upcoming economic and regulatory minefield, spawned by a troubled world economy and fast-changing regulatory postures towards carbon, power, fuels and waste.

CIOs and IT decision-makers – especially those with a mandate to rein in rising power, compute, networking, storage and facilities costs.

Government officials, regulators, public-utility decision makers and others tasked with understanding business needs, incentivizing progress, evolving regulatory regimes and aligning government practice with sustainable energy goals.

Investors and Entrepreneurs, looking to aim capital, innovation and energy at 'sweet spots' in the new economy.

Academics, Scientists, Researchers, Engineers, Business-Process specialists, Teachers and other professionals looking to mark trends, fathom cross-disciplinary connections and network with top thinkers leading the Green Tech revolution.

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Fell free to check out the Mount Pleasant Iowa
Crossroads Interactive Video.
(Located in Henry County Iowa)

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Iowa Business Council Releases First Quarter Results

DES MOINES, IOWA – (March 1, 2010) Increased levels in sales, capital spending, and employment projected for the coming six months has moved the 2010Q1 Iowa Business Council (IBC) Overall Economic Outlook Survey Index (OSI) to 54.3 – its first time in positive sentiment territory since the third quarter of 2008 (six quarters ago). The Overall OSI is more than six points higher than three months ago (47.7), and 19 points higher from one year ago (35.3). The survey was completed by the 20 corporate members of the Iowa Business Council during the second half of February, the results of which were released today.

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Iowa Workforce Development’s Peer-to-Peer Business Network Survey.
We know your time is valuable, but the few minutes you take to complete the questionnaire will provide essential feedback for us.

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