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NLRB ruling says workers have rights on social media

Complaining about your employer on social media can’t get you fired if it is intended for the “mutual aid” of co-workers, CNNMoney.com reported.

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) said today that the National Labor …

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Prairie Meadows donates $100,000 for tech lab

A technology laboratory at the Evelyn K. Davis Center for Working Families will be named the Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino Inc. Technology Lab, following a $100,000 Prairie Meadows Legacy Grant award. An unveiling ceremony …

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Education will be a focus at IBC meeting

The Iowa Business Council will hold its 27th Annual Partnership meeting on Jan. 28.

The program will highlight the latest results of the Iowa Competitiveness Index, and also set a focus for educational excellence in …

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Gallup report: Close gap between entrepreneurial aspirations, experience

Entrepreneurial aspirations among fifth- through 12th-graders in the United States have remained high and stable over the past year, according to the 2012 Gallup-HOPE Index. However, relatively few are gaining real-world work experience while they’re still …

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Iowa State joins effort to lift reading proficiency

Iowa State University is a part of “Collaborating for Kids,” a new partnership between the Iowa Department of Education, area education agencies and school districts aimed at getting all Iowa students reading on grade level …

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Iowa unemployment holds steady at 4.9 percent

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for December was unchanged from November at 4.9 percent, Iowa Workforce Development announced this morning. A year earlier, the state’s unemployment rate stood at 5.6 percent. The U.S. jobless rate …

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Social Report: Fired for being too irresistible?

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AIB online program receives high ranking

The online bachelor’s degree program at AIB College of Business was No. 21 among 237 institutions in the category of Student Services & Technology in the 2013 Best Online Education Program rankings by U.S. News …

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Benefits benchmarking firm launches ‘Lindex’ score

Clive-based benefits research firm David P. Lind Benchmark (DPLB) has developed a new index tool designed to enable Iowa employers to determine the competitiveness of their benefits packages relative to other companies in the state. …

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Iowa charter school laws among worst in nation, report says

Iowa’s charter school laws rank among the worst in the nation, according to a report by the advocacy group Center for Education Reform.

The group’s 2013 Charter School Laws Across the States Ranking and Scorecard report gives …