The final economic survey from the Iowa Business Council shows the leaders of the state’s largest businesses are full of optimism for the new year. I-B-C  Executive Director, Joe Murphy, says the final 2019 survey has a score of just above 60 and anything above 50 is thought to be a good score.

While the trade situation is moving toward some sort of resolution — Murphy says the lack of workers to fill jobs will continue to be a problem.