Skilled worker shortage? Not here.
Unique program draws workers, high school students to high-paying jobs Business and education officials in southwest Iowa are taking a two-pronged approach to reducing skilled worker shortages: [...]
Local Manufacturing Companies Open for Tours to Gain Job Interest
October is Manufacturing Month and, to celebrate, 20 different eastern Iowa manufacturing companies are opening up their doors for tours all week long. Kirkwood Community College and The Advanced [...]
Influence and Impact: A History of Manufacturing Developments in Cedar Rapids
Longtime Cedar Rapids area historian Mark Stoffer Hunter will present highlights of the established and ongoing history of the significant developments in manufacturing that molded and shaped the [...]
Goodwill Seeks Employers, Youth for CAREER AHEAD Summer Work Experience Program
Goodwill of the Heartland is looking for employers and youth to participate in its new CAREER AHEAD summer work experience program. The project is being funded as part of the state’s Future Ready [...]
Why Manufacturing Can’t Afford To Be A Man’s World
According to the latest figures, women make up around 47% of the US labor force. That’s nearly 74 million people — and counting. Now guess the percentage of manufacturing roles filled by female [...]
Local Manufacturers Offer Hands-On Program for Middle School Students
The ICR Iowa Advanced Manufacturing Sector Board recently launched a new, creative approach to increasing awareness about careers in the manufacturing industry. Through a partnership with Vernon [...]
Elevate Iowa Scholarship Program
Elevate is giving away 15 $500 scholarships to high school seniors who are attending an Iowa Community College in the fall for a career in advanced manufacturing. Examples of eligible training [...]
Corridor manufacturing tours highlight job opportunities
Corridor manufacturing tours highlight job opportunities Corridor job opportunities in the manufacturing industry are plentiful; there are currently more than 500 manufacturing companies in the [...]
Eastern Iowa manufacturing plants open doors to students
Eastern Iowa manufacturing plants open doors to students As manufacturers add more jobs in eastern Iowa one need is finding more workers. And this week, nearly two dozen manufacturing plants will [...]
Iowa’s Unemployment Rate Remains at 2.4 Percent
Iowa’s Unemployment Rate Remains at 2.4 Percent Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 2.4 percent in November. The state’s jobless rate was 2.9 percent one year ago. The [...]
