by Dar Danielson | Mar 12, 2024 | Business, News
Iowa Workforce Development is sending its new mobile Iowa Works center to Perry after the announcement that Tyson plans to shut down the pork plant there. Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend recently talked about the setup of the mobile center. “We...
by Dar Danielson | Mar 11, 2024 | Business, News
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics did some tweaking of Iowa’s unemployment numbers at the end of the year leading to a revised rate for January of 3%. Iowa Workforce Development director, Beth Townsend, says it’s something they do every year. The January...
by O. Kay Henderson | Feb 29, 2024 | Business, News, Politics & Government
The Iowa Senate has voted to require that every Iowa business use the federal government’s E-Verify system to check whether employees and job applicants are U.S. citizens or legal residents of the United States. Senator Julian Garrett, a Republican from...
by O. Kay Henderson | Feb 27, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
House Democrats are proposing a state directed investment option for Iowans who don’t have access to a retirement plan through their employer. Iowa businesses with five or more employees that don’t offer pensions or 401ks would have to notify the state and...
by O. Kay Henderson | Feb 27, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
The wife of a prison guard who was murdered by an inmate at the Anamosa State Penitentiary is calling for changes in Iowa’s collective bargaining law. “My heart aches as I stand here today, not just as a grieving wife, but as a voice for justice and...