Iowa economy:

 

Iowa Workforce Development
Iowa Labor Market Information
Iowa Workforce Information Network

Iowa: The SmartCareer Move
Iowa Economic Development
Small Business Administration SBA Business Loan Data
Small Business Association Research

Employment and Unemployment
Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) Tool

Regional economy:

EconData.Net
Regional Outlook - FDIC

National economy information:

Dr. Ed Yardeni's Economic Network

National Bureau of Economic Research
Bureau of Economic Analysis, Overview of the Economy
Union Membership
CPS Minimum Wage Data

Small business information:

Small Business Administration

Hoovers Online

Major Iowa newspapers:

Cedar Rapids Gazette Online

Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil

Des Moines Register

Dubuque Telegraph Herald

Quad City Times

Sioux City Journal

Waterloo Courier

Regional banks:

Wells Fargo Bank

Chicago Federal Reserve Bank

Miscellaneous information:

HSH Associates - mortgage rates

BLS-- Location Quotient Calculator
Federal Reserve - Home Equity Line of Credit