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Despite a national unemployment rate that’s at a 17-year low and 100 straight months of job growth, millions of Americans who want full-time work are still stuck in part-time work, as this story from the Chicago …
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines and the Northwest Area Foundation on Friday announced a collaboration to fund Native American-led community development initiatives across the United States. To launch the initiative, FHLB Des …
Iowa’s largest employers — the 21 member companies of the Iowa Business Council — currently have more than 3,400 job openings to fill, which is an indicator of the importance of the state’s efforts to …
Iowans can explore registered apprenticeship opportunities at events scheduled across the state Nov. 13-17. Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation on Nov. 2 to recognize the purpose and value of registered apprenticeship training and to …
Iowa still ranks among the bottom 10 states in the nation for economic clout of women-owned companies, according to the seventh annual State of Women-Owned Businesses Report released Wednesday. Iowa is ranked 44th among the states in …
Former state Rep. Annette Sweeney has been appointed as Iowa rural development director, President Donald Trump’s administration announced. Sweeney has been active on Iowa Corn Growers Association committees on animal agriculture and water quality. She …
The Palmer Group’s annual survey of 280 mostly Central Iowa business representatives found that rank-and-file workers can expect raises in 2018 in the same range as this year. Of survey respondents, 59 percent expected to give raises …
Radio Iowa: The company that’s ending its contract with the state to manage care for more than 200,000 Iowa Medicaid patients is laying off hundreds of employees. AmeriHealth Caritas has notified the Iowa Workforce Development agency …
Iowa Business Council members bumped the overall economic index up eight points for the next six months, to 65, compared with the same period last year. When the third-quarter survey questions turned the CEOs’ attention …
The Iowa Leading Indicators Index increased 0.5 percentage points to 107.8 in September from 107.2. During the six-month span through September, the index increased 0.9 percent, an annualized rate of 1.8 percent, the Iowa Department …
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