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Casey’s holding open interviews for jobs this week

Casey’s General Stores will hold open interviews at its more than 2,400 stores on Wednesday and Thursday with the goal of filling 5,000 positions.

The Ankeny-based company has just over 400 positions to fill in …

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Polk County financial counseling expands to small business owners, entrepreneurs

Polk County and the national nonprofit Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund, with support from the Principal Foundation, announced the launch of Small Business Boost, a pilot program to connect small business owners and entrepreneurs to one-on-one financial …

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Major employers start bringing workers back to downtown DM

Des Moines Register: Downtown Des Moines will celebrate spring with a rebirth of sorts. Several major employers, including Wellmark and EMC Insurance Cos., plan to start bringing workers back to the office in the coming weeks, …

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Report: Majority of U.S. nonprofits adding programs despite budget, staffing shortfalls

Nonprofit leaders across the country are more concerned about their financial position and staffing than they were one year ago, despite the relative easing of the coronavirus pandemic, according to an annual report released today …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Walmart plans to hire 50,000 U.S. workers by end of April

Walmart, the country’s largest private employer, is seeking to hire about 50,000 workers in the U.S. by the end of April, reports Sarah Nassauer for the Wall Street Journal. The company is adding staff in its …

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SBA extends EIDL program payment deferment to 30 months

The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today that it will extend the deferment period for payments on existing loans for an additional six months under the COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program. With today’s …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: High gas prices present another hurdle in bringing workers back to the office

Just as big companies like Wells Fargo and Microsoft, which have long delayed returning to the office, announce their plans to restart in-person work, Andrea Hsu reports for NPR that now rising gas prices rather than pandemic …

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Study underway to identify sources of Greater Des Moines’ workforce

The Greater Des Moines Partnership is working with the Iowa Economic Development Authority and Iowa Workforce Development on a study to determine where the region’s workforce comes from. The Laborshed Employment Study geographically defines which …

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Report calls for Congress to overhaul small business programs

Outdated federal policies are holding back America’s small businesses from reaching their full potential, according to a new report released Monday by the Bipartisan Policy Center, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, and Goldman Sachs 10,000 …

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Iowa bill seeks to limit regulation of home-based businesses

Radio Iowa: The Iowa House has passed a bill that would nullify many city and county ordinances that critics say prevent Iowans from having successful home based businesses. Representative Skyler Wheeler of Orange City, a Republican, …