Web Resources

Contact Better Business Bureaus nationwide

Business news from CNN.

Website for Foundation Center

Economic development information for the Des Moines metro area.

Uses the Consumer Price Index as a measure of the average change in prices over time.

Links aimed at improving the economic well-being of the state of Iowa.

A directory of grant-making organizations for Iowans.

Free customized business advice in all 99 Iowa counties to businesses with 500 employees or less.

The Producer Price Index (PPI) program measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output.

Economic, demographic, and social data for Iowa’s communities and businesses.

Search by product or manufacturing area for businesses, suppliers, etc.

Statistical data on the conditions of the United States. (Includes the Consumer Price Index.)

Aids, counsels, assists and protects the interests of small businesses.

Filings and forms for companies