Tag: workforce
Engagement promises happy employees, customers
By Lynn Manternach / Guest Column
Only about a third of workers in the United States are engaged in their jobs, according to recent Gallup...
Minimum wage hike recommended for Linn County
Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett shown during the 2015 State of the City speech. The mayor was among Linn County's Minimum Wage Study Group...
TelePharm finds its prescription for fun
TelePharm staff members hit the lanes in Cedar Rapids Bowling Center in February as part of the Bowl for Kids' Sake fundraiser for Big...
Modine workers settle in for final summer
Training, transitions underway as workers prep for plant closure
By Emery Styron
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The global marketplace applies both to goods and labor – a fact employees at...
IWLC keynote puts focus on engaging men
IWLC luncheon keynote speaker Jeffrey Tobias Halter discusses the ratio of men to women in the C-suite on April 26 at the U.S. Cellular...
Tipping the pay scales
Counties take up minimum wage discussion as second increase goes into effect in Johnson County
By Chase Castle
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As the second phase of a minimum wage...
Satellite growth
A map depicts the population growth (blue) or decline of Corridor cities and towns between 2010-2014. A CBJ analysis found the vast majority of...
EPIC Corporate Challenge launches statewide
Iowa Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks at the EPIC launch, held March 31 at the Geonetric building in southeast Cedar Rapids. The initiative aims...
Diversity is a workforce solution
By Jasmine Almoayed and Chad Simmons / Guest Editorial
During a recent luncheon, a Rotarian asked the mayor of Cedar Rapids, Ron Corbett, what he...