Iowa Workforce Development
New state grant aims to boost health care workforce
A new health care grant aimed at boosting the industry’s workforce across Iowa was announced yesterday, during Gov. Reynolds’ 2025 Condition of the State. The Iowa Healthcare Credentialing Grant will fund work-based learning programs that employ earn-and-learn initiatives, a combination…
Iowa unemployment claims jump again
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] The number of workers filing for unemployment in the state…
Iowa unemployment claims jump again
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] The number of workers filing for unemployment in the state…
Iowa jobless claims set another weekly record
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] The number of new unemployment claims in Iowa during the…
(Un)Hired Help: Reflecting on a year of workforce reporting
This marks the conclusion of the CBJ’s members-only series exploring the causes and symptoms of…
(Un)Hired Help: Digging into Iowa’s workforce skills gap
In this six-part, members-first series, the CBJ is exploring the causes and symptoms of Iowa’s…
CR native leads launch of Google job-search feature
Google’s new job search feature is designed to make the job search process easier by…
Modine workers settle in for final summer
Training, transitions underway as workers prep for plant closure By Emery Styron [email protected] The…
Employees seeking more as conditions improve
By Angela Holmes [email protected] CEDAR RAPIDS—As the economy continues to recover from the Great Recession,…
