Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions News

Midwest Economic Report: Business Confidence Plummets

Business leaders in nine Midwest and Plains states have seen their confidence in the economy plummet in recent weeks, according to a monthly survey released Oct. 1 that reflected leaders’ lowest rate of confidence since the COVID-19 pandemic began last …

Report Finds Midwest Economy Still Strong, but Inflation a Concern

The economy in nine Midwest and Plains states remains strong in the wake of a devastating global pandemic, according to new monthly survey of business leaders and managers, but the survey’s index gauging inflation soared to a new record high. …

Midwest Economic Survey Index Soars to All-Time High

The economy in nine Midwest and Plains states is roaring back to life in the wake of a devastating global pandemic, according to a new monthly survey of business leaders and managers, with the survey’s overall index soaring to its …

Survey: Midwest Economy Grows, but Inflation, Shipping Worries Loom

The economy in nine Midwest and Plains states continues to improve to levels seen before the start of the coronavirus pandemic last year, according to a new monthly survey of business leaders, but concerns about rising inflation and bottlenecks in …