Economic Status

The second round of the Payment Protection Program was supposed to focus more on minority-owned businesses. It has helped some, but others are still left out.

The pandemic has taken a toll on Iowa’s economy. Many jobs are coming back, but businesses are still searching for ways to reach customers.

One out of every five working families in Iowa earns too little money to meet their basic needs without public support programs, according to a new…

The poverty rate of black Iowans is more than three times that of whites. For Hispanics, it is more than twice the poverty rate of whites.Today on River…