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Greater Des Moines Partnership briefs Norwalk City Council on regional growth, talent programs
Summary
Representatives of the Greater Des Moines Partnership reported regional business growth, talent and small-business programs, and commuter patterns relevant to Norwalk during the April 3 City Council meeting.
Tiffany Tauschak, president and CEO of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, told the Norwalk City Council on April 3 that the nonprofit economic development organization now represents 12 counties and more than 6,700 regional business members, and asked the city to remain engaged with Partnership programs.
The presentation, given by Tauschak and Stacy LaVaughn, senior vice president for economic development, summarized Partnership activity through 2024, including 759 projects facilitated across the region, about 37,000 jobs created and roughly $14.7 billion in investment, figures LaVaughn cited as cumulative since the Partnership’s formation in 1999.
“The Partnership is the regional economic development and community development organization,” Tauschak said as she…
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