Iowa Department of Economic Development, Agency Performance Plan

Annual Report, Agency Performance Plan

International Update, Iowa Department of Economic Development, March/April, 2003

Department Report for Economic Development

ABD e-News, January 30, 2004, EXTRA

Weekly newsletter for the State of Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division

Iowa Health Focus Extra, October 2001

Monthly newsletter for Iowa Department of Public Health

Report of Recommendations to the Iowa Department of Economic Development, June 30, 2002

State Agency Audit Report

Report on Special Investigation of the Parkersburg Economic Development Corporation in Parkersburg Iowa, May 1, 1999 - October 16, 2003

City Audit Report

ABD e-news, June 4, 2004, EXTRA

Newsletter for the State of Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division

Report of Recommendations to the Iowa Department of Economic Development, June 30, 2003

State Agency Audit Report

ABD e-News EXTRA July 26, 2004

Weekly newsletter for the State of Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division - Extra

Biosciences Path for Development: Economic and Core Competency Analyses, March 2004

Report produced by Iowa Department of Economic Development

IDED Strategic Plan For State Economic Growth, March 2004

Strategic Plan for Iowa Department of Economic Development

ABD e-News, September 10, 2004, EXTRA

Weekly newsletter for the State of Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division

ABD e-News September 24, 2004, EXTRA

Weekly newsletter for the State of Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division

An Analysis of Regional Economic Growth in the U.S. Midwest, April 2005

In this paper we examine some of the economic forces that underlie economic growth at the county level. In an effort to describe a much more comprehensive regional economic growth model, we address a variety of different growth hypotheses by introducing a large number of growth related variables. When formulating our hypotheses and specifying our growth model we make liberal use of GIS (geographical information systems) mapping software to “paint” a picture of where growth spots exist. Our empirical estimation indicates that amenities, state and local tax burdens, population, amount of primary agriculture activity, and demographics have important impacts on economic growth.

Economic Impact of Closures on Displaced Workers, May 2002

Iowa Workforce Development research conducted in 2001 on Iowa workers displaced by layoffs indicated that post-layoff wages remained at or above pre-layoff levels. During the layoff quarters selected for analysis – first, second, and third quarters of 1998 – there were twenty-one layoff events, none of which were closures. The research at that time did not discriminate between closures or permanent layoffs for which no recall was expected and those layoff events expected to recall workers. The post/pre ratios1 of the affected workers in manufacturing were at or above 100%, while remaining slightly below the universe pre/post ratios for the same time period.