The Greater Des Moines Partnership (GDMP) notes strong success in attracting new projects to Iowa in recent years. Apple, Microsoft, Maverik, Vermeer Corporation and Meta are just a few of the companies that have invested in the state in the past couple of years. Daisy Brand announced in April 2024 more than 100 new jobs and a $626 million expansion of its operations in Boone. Insane Impact, a national supplier of audiovisual equipment, is constructing a new 55,000-square-foot headquarters, with office and warehouse space in Des Moines. GDMP is now fueling the momentum with new priorities focusing on quality-of-life placement projects, a regional talent study and collaboration with regional partners. One initiative is the Do Something Greater campaign, which uses storytelling, quality-of-life information and job connections to encourage people to move to the region and grow their careers and businesses there.
New Jobs Training: Provides tax credits for businesses that provide additional training to employees and expand their workforce.
High Quality Jobs: Offers financial assistance to offset the cost incurred to locate, expand or modernize an Iowa facility.
Renewable Chemical Production Tax Credit: Incentivizes the production of high-value chemicals derived from biomass feedstocks.
Research Activities Tax Credit: Offers an additional tax credit for companies that meet the qualifications of the federal research credit for research and development investments.
Iowa Economic Development Authority
iowaeda.com
Iowa Area Development Group
iadg.com
Des Moines Partnership
dsmpartnership.com/growing-business-here
Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance
cedarrapids.org
Grow Cedar Valley
growcedarvalley.com
The state’s Do Something Greater campaign is a new national talent marketing campaign designed to attract workers to the state. It uses quality of life information, storytelling and job connections to encourage people to move to the region and grow their careers and businesses there.
Two Fortune 500 companies headquartered in state:
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1:00 - 5:00 pm
Over 70% of Executives Surveyed Agree: Many Strategic Planning Efforts Lack Systematic Approach Tips for Enhancing Your Strategic Planning Process
Executives expressed frustration with their current strategic planning process. Issues include:
Steve Rutan and Denise Harrison have put together an afternoon workshop that will provide the tools you need to address these concerns. They have worked with hundreds of executives to develop a systematic approach that will enable your team to make better decisions during strategic planning. Steve and Denise will walk you through exercises for prioritizing your lists and steps that will reset and reinvigorate your process. This will be a hands-on workshop that will enable you to think about your business as you use the tools that are being presented. If you are ready for a Strategic Planning tune-up, select this workshop in your registration form. The additional fee of $695 will be added to your total.
2:00 - 5:00 pm
Female leaders face the same issues all leaders do, but they often face additional challenges too. In this peer session, we will facilitate a discussion of best practices and how to overcome common barriers to help women leaders be more effective within and outside their organizations.
Limited space available.
10:30 - 5:00 pm
General’s Retreat at Hermitage Golf Course
Sponsored by UBS
General’s Retreat, built in 1986 with architect Gary Roger Baird, has been voted the “Best Golf Course in Nashville” and is a “must play” when visiting the Nashville, Tennessee area. With the beautiful setting along the Cumberland River, golfers of all capabilities will thoroughly enjoy the golf, scenery and hospitality.
The golf outing fee includes transportation to and from the hotel, greens/cart fees, use of practice facilities, and boxed lunch. The bus will leave the hotel at 10:30 am for a noon shotgun start and return to the hotel after the cocktail reception following the completion of the round.
