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VIDEO: Jobs Outlook 2021 Full Event

The Business Record held it’s 2021 Jobs Outlook panel discussion on Oct. 14 in an effort to forecast what the labor market in Iowa may look like in 2022 and what strategies may be employed as …
By Business Record Staff | Oct 18, 2021
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Unions push companies as workers stay scarce

Wall Street Journal: Union leaders are pressing to increase their ranks and secure gains for their members as workers demand more from their employers and as companies struggle with labor shortages and snarled supply chains. …
By BPC Staff | Oct 18, 2021
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Iowa schools grapple with staff shortages

Axios Des Moines: It’s the middle of the year, but staff shortages are still hampering Iowa schools’ from performing their daily operations at 100%. And this year’s politicized debates about classrooms aren’t helping with morale and …
By BPC Staff | Oct 18, 2021
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Marshalltown receives $150,000 matching grant for code and facade upgrades

In addition to the $500,000 downtown revitalization grant Marshalltown received from IEDA last week to update the facades of 11 historic buildings, the Community Foundation of Marshall County’s Rebuild Marshalltown Fund announced a grant of $150,000 to …
By BPC Staff | Oct 14, 2021
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As strike looms, workers say Deere canceling Iowa employees’ shifts

Des Moines Register: With the threat of a United Auto Workers strike looming, Deere & Co. managers told employees at factories across Iowa not to come in today, workers told the Des Moines Register. They said …
By BPC Staff | Oct 13, 2021
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Iowa ended pandemic unemployment early. It didn’t improve job rates.

Quad-City Times: The early termination of pandemic unemployment insurance has not improved job rates in Iowa, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and experts. Despite substantial job growth compared to this time last …
By BPC Staff | Oct 11, 2021
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UAW members reject new agreement with John Deere

Des Moines Register: Members of the United Auto Workers overwhelmingly rejected a new six-year collective bargaining agreement with Deere & Co. on Sunday. UAW Vice President Chuck Browning said 90% of members voted against a contract …
By BPC Staff | Oct 11, 2021
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Greater Des Moines Partnership, Tallo holding tech career exploration event

The Greater Des Moines Partnership and Tallo, a platform that connects students with career opportunities, will host a virtual event allowing Iowa high school students to explore IT and technology careers. Representatives from DMACC and …
By BPC Staff | Oct 11, 2021
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Partnership Fellowship offers professional development, community engagement

As the application period for the third cohort of the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s Fellowship Program prepares to open, participants of the second and current cohort are touting the program’s benefits, saying it is helping …
By MICHAEL CRUMB | Oct 11, 2021
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Iowa Black Wall Street Investment Group forms to assist small businesses

Corridor Business Journal: A community venture capital group that invests in Black-owned businesses is being formed in eastern Iowa, called the Iowa Black Wall Street Investment Group. Chad Simmons, chairman of the Iowa Soul Food Co. …
By BPC Staff | Oct 7, 2021