BUSINESS RECORD: 2026 Trends to Watch

As Central Iowa leaders are required to assess issues and opportunities, both new and existing, at an increasingly quick pace, the Business Record strives to keep a pulse on the top issues and conversations happening across the region’s business community.

To begin 2026, we completed our annual Trends to Watch survey, asking our audience and key members of the Central Iowa business, nonprofit and civic communities what trends to watch and how they might shape the news over the next 12 months. Readers submitted responses describing a trend they see coming in their industry or the community in 2026.

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