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Iowa: Moving To The Top Of The Class

Business Facilities

I owa’s leaders have an ambitious target for the state’s workforce education goals. Governor Kim Reynolds is calling on educators, employers and legislators to collaborate to add 120,000 Iowans with postsecondary degrees or credentials to the state’s workforce by 2025. Iowa consistently earns high marks for its education climate.

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State Focus – Iowa: Growing Jobs As Well As Corn

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State Focus – Iowa: Growing Jobs As Well As Corn originally appeared on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. If you think Iowa is about corn, you’re right. If, however, you think Iowa is all agriculture, you’re wrong. Much of what you know about Iowa is true. Iowa is a right-to-work state.

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TX Tops Cybersecurity Leaderboard, KS Surges In Wind Power

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Its proximity to advanced military operations and close collaboration between industry, higher education and the government make it a prime cybersecurity hub.”. The Sunflower State also ranked fifth in overall Installed Wind Power Capacity; Texas continued its dominance of the installed wind power ranking, far outpacing second-place Iowa.

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US Department of Labor's OSHA Continues Outreach Campaign in Midwest to Protect Workers from Struck-By Vehicle Incidents on Job Sites

Construction Superintendent Magazine

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- In the past five years, 15 percent of all workplace fatalities investigated by the Kansas City Regional Office of the U.S. Because of this, OSHA is continuing its regional outreach initiative in Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska to educate workers and their employers about preventing such accidents.

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Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40

Pro Builder

Other members of the class started at the bottom as a laborer, bought the business from their boss and then flourished, one by repositioning his company to build high-performance homes and the other by expanding and opening a second office and hiring more staff. . Education • BS, Architecture, Lawrence Technological University.

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The New American Home 2022: Thinking Inside the Box

Pro Builder

office, which conceived the 4,674-square foot coastal-style home for the massive Orlando-area master plan of Lake Nona. Architect: BSB Design , Des Moines, Iowa (Tampa, Fla., ARCHITECT: BSB Design, Des Moines, Iowa (Tampa, Fla., PROPANE EDUCATION & RESEARCH COUNCIL : Propane energy. PROJECT DETAILS.

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FEATURE STORY: 2014 Economic Development Awards

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According to the program website, START-UP NY is geared to give businesses access to resources of world-class higher education institutions, including industry experts and advanced research laboratories. Iowa Economic Development Authority , for the Export Trade Assistance Program (ETAP). Texas Governor’s Office.

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