The Iowa Industrial Resources and Defense Council, the forerunner of the current Economic Development Authority, was established by Governor George A. Wilson in 1940. In 1941, the 49th General Assembly converted the Council into the Iowa Industrial and Defense Commission with the dual mission of contributing to national defense and promoting economic development. In July 1945, the 51st General Assembly created the Iowa Development Commission to oversee the state's postwar economic development including the procurement of new industries. In 1986, the agency was renamed Economic Development and economic development functions of other state offices, including the Office of Planning and Programming, were added.
The following is a partial list of records from Economic Development in our holdings. A complete list of record series is available at the Research Center in Des Moines.
Some or all of these records are available to search in the Iowa History Collections Catalog.
General
Series List | Date Span |
|---|---|
Annexation Files of Cities and Towns | 1972-1989 |
City Development Board Minutes | 1973-1984 |
Committee Decisions | Undated |
Minutes and Related Material | 1940-1988 |
Urban Revitalizations to Cities | 1972-1986 |
Iowa Power Fund Board Minutes | 2007-2011 |
Iowa Power Fund Board, Due Diligence Committee Minutes | 2007-2008 |
Wine and Beer Promotion Board Minutes | 1995-2016 |
Vision Iowa Board Minutes and Related Material | 2000-2009 |
Iowa Film Office
| Series List | Date Span |
|---|---|
Administrative Files | No date |
Multimedia | 1994-2014 |
Photographs, Productions | ca. 1985 - ca. 2010 |
Iowa State Occupational Information Coordinating Committee
Series List | Date Span |
|---|---|
Meeting Agendas, Minutes, and Related Material | 1978-1990 |
Subject Files | 1978-1990 |