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Downtown Chamber, 6 groups to start student-work connection effort

The Downtown Chamber and partners are launching Student-to-Employer Wednesday to connect the group’s S2E student program partners with employer-members that can provide students with work experiences with job shadows, internships, apprenticeships and other occupational activities like reverse …

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More than one-third of Iowa households can’t meet basic needs

More than one-third of Iowa’s households are unable to afford the state’s cost of living, according to an updated report released today by United Ways of Iowa. 

The ALICE (Asset-Limited, Income-Constrained, Employed) report highlights a …

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Latest Johnson County wage hike takes effect July 1

Corridor Business Journal: Johnson County’s largely symbolic minimum wage will jump up to $14 an hour beginning July 1, nearly doubling the state minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. Though the wage increase is unenforceable under …

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Pillar Technologies’ Council Bluffs project gets state aid

Pillar Technologies today won approval for state aid for its planned Forge facility in the new River’s Edge development in Council Bluffs. The software company plans a $1.3 million investment and will get tax benefits …

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Reynolds declared disaster in Story, eight other counties

Gov. Kim Reynolds has issued a disaster proclamation to set up aid for nine counties, including Story in Central Iowa. The move clears the way for state resources to be used to respond in Story …

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Waterloo-Cedar Falls named one of top 10 job markets in 2018

A California job search market has named Waterloo-Cedar Falls as one of the top 10 job markets in the U.S. this year, the Des Moines Register reports. Zippia, based in San Mateo, Calif., reports it used …

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Iowa GOP leaders worry about escalating trade war, say it threatens fragile ag economy

Iowa Republican leaders voiced concern Tuesday about a trade war after President Donald Trump upped the trade ante with China, threatening to slap tariffs on another $200 billion of products, the Des Moines Register reported. “We know …

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Report assesses status of workforce data systems

The National Association of State Workforce Agencies and the National Association of Workforce Boards today released a report sharing conclusions from a multiyear workforce data project that compares the various technology implementation and upgrade experiences …

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Mexico reportedly studying tariff strike on U.S. corn, soybeans

In the middle of escalating trade tensions, Mexico is reportedly studying tariff options on $4 billion in annual imports of U.S. corn and soybeans without harming domestic livestock industries, Reuters reports. Mexico has already imposed tariffs …

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Mexico reportedly studying tariff strike on U.S. corn, soybeans

In the middle of escalating trade tensions, Mexico is reportedly studying tariff options on $4 billion in annual imports of U.S. corn and soybeans without harming domestic livestock industries, Reuters reports. Mexico has already imposed tariffs …