(Undated) — The state of Iowa is seeing a big increase in the number of new businesses being started. More than 33-thousand opened their doors in fiscal year 2021 and that smashes the all time record of 24-thousand set three years ago – just before the pandemic hit. National Economic Council Deputy Director Bharat Ramamurti calls it a “real burst of entrepreneurship in Iowa and across the country.
Iowa Sees Big Increase In New Businesses Being Started
By Mandy Billings
Jun 22, 2022 | 4:07 PM
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