The need for more qualified workers is a bipartisan issue in Iowa. Regardless of a rural or urban setting, workforce is still a concern for many employers and communities. State policymakers have ...

Legislation to change areas of department-approved training and apprenticeship programs moved out of subcommittee and ...

The days when college is all about sitting in a classroom, listening to a lecturer, and studying through books have changed. Iowa Central Community College is building the local area workforce with ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Gov. Kim Reynolds announced new grants Wednesday totaling $2.94 million aimed at boosting Iowa's healthcare workforce, focusing on high-demand jobs. These grants will fund ...

UnitedHealthcare is slated to hire 400 employees in Iowa, according to We Are Iowa. The hires will triple the payer’s Iowa workforce to meet new client demand. UnitedHealthcare is among the insurers ...

Advocates, providers and parents from across Iowa gathered at the Statehouse this week to press lawmakers for changes they say are critical to stabilizing the state's child care system, as part of ...

The state legislature is considering a bill that could bring 4-year degree programs to Iowa Western. This could be a ...

criminal blame. No charges have been filed. Right now... Iowans are unable to file for unemployment benefits. The Iowa Workforce Development website will be down for the next six days. This is what it ...

There were fewer local workers detasseling seed corn in Iowa in 2025 than in previous years as the number of temporary migrant laborers with H-2A visas doing the jobs increased, according to data ...

DES MOINES, Iowa -- (Gray Media Iowa State Capitol Bureau) -- Help wanted: men. Joe Murphy, executive director of the Iowa Business Council, has been trying to figure out a mystery for a while now.

While Iowa’s public universities support one in every 10 jobs and generate billions of dollars in economic impact statewide, legislation has been introduced that would impose yet another layer of ...