Publications/Studies

Community studies help Iowa West and our partners to understand community needs and set the strategies that guide our collective work.

Below is a list of studies that we’ve commissioned

2020 IWF Annual Report
2019 IWF Annual Report
2018 IWF Annual Report
2017 IWF Annual Report

• ArtsMarket Report (2005)
• Bluffs Tomorrow (2015)
• CB-21 – New Community for a New Century (2002)
• Centro Latino (Summary)
• Council Bluffs Economic Development Strategic Plan (2009)
• Council Bluffs Residential Construction and Subdivision Activity (2012)
• CITIES Evaluation (2012)
• CITIES Evaluation (2006)
• City / County Community Needs Survey (2013)
• City / County Community Needs Survey (2007)
• Community Assessment – United Way (2013)
• Cultural Development Master Plan (2006)
• Grantee Perception Report (2012)
• Heartland 2050 Values Priorities in Council Bluffs (2014)
• Heartland 2050 Vision (2014)
• Historic Groups Collaboration Study (2013)
• Historic Preservation Assessment – Metro Omaha (2011)
• Historic Preservation Plan (1982)
• International Downtown Assessment (2006)
• Latino Community Needs Assessment -Pottawattamie County (2020)
• Latino Community Needs Assessment Summary -Pottawattamie County (2020)
• Latinos in Council Bluffs Study (2013)
• Latino Immigrant Economic Impact (2012)
• Loess Hills Missouri River Region Master Plan (2016)
• Loess Hills Recreation Plan Study (2009)
• Nishnabotna Loop Plan (2014)
• Pottawattamie County Recreation Needs Assessment (2011)
• Pottawattamie County Trails Master Plan
• Pottawattamie County Workforce Housing Strategy Summary (2021)
• Pottawattamie County Youth Needs Survey (2011)
• Public Art Master Plan – Council Bluffs (2005)
• South Main Cultural District Plan (2015)
• West Broadway Market Study (2015)