Governor Kim Reynolds has appointed the former head of the Maryland’s state retirement system to oversee Iowa’s retirement system for public employees. In April, the top two executives of the Iowa Public Employees Retirement System (IPERS) were accused of...
Iowa’s unemployment rate held steady in June at 3.2%. Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend says several areas gained jobs in June. “Private industries were responsible for the June increase. We saw retail trade added over 1,000. Finance and...
The Iowa Economic Development Authority Board is giving two businesses economic incentives with the promise of creating 65 new jobs. IEDA spokesperson Kanan Kappleman says Pries Enterprises, which makes aluminum parts, will get more than $1.3 million in tax credits. ...
UnityPoint nurses marched from the Iowa Capitol to Methodist Hospital in downtown Des Moines yesterday to call attention to their efforts to join a union. UnityPoint nurses who work at four hospitals in the Des Moines area voted in December on whether to oin the...
Iowa’s unemployment and labor force participation rates both were down one tenth of a percent in March Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend says things have pretty much been steady so far this year. “There just hasn’t been enough...
