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Iowa Workforce Development honored for efforts to reduce unemployment
Iowa Workforce Development has been recognized with the 2024 Full Employment Award from the American Institute for Full Employment, marking the second time the state agency has received the honor in recent years. The national award, given annually, highlights states…
(Un)Hired Help: Working on the edge
The American economy has roared back to life since the Great Recession more than a…
(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…
RSM economist upbeat on mid-market
Keynote speaker Joseph Brusuelas, chief economist of RSM US LLP, kicked off the CBJ Mid-Year…
Three ways to outlast a layoff
By Dennis G. Visser / Guest Column Some of us in Eastern Iowa work in industries…