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How An Iowa Location Can Improve The Bottom Line

Business Facilities

The Iowa Certified Site program streamlines the site selection process and offers multiple options, including a green business park, industrial sites and parks, and mega sites. Read: How An Iowa Location Can Improve The Bottom Line at BusinessFacilities.com.

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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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NAHB Chairman's Letter: A Toolkit to Combat the Labor Shortage

Pro Builder

We can begin by talking with teachers, parents, and young people in our communities and educating them on the value of a home building career. The NAHB National Housing Endowment helps develop the next generation through education, job training, and research. But to do so, we must change the narrative around the skilled trades.

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NAHB Chairman's Letter: A Toolkit to Combat the Labor Shortage

Pro Builder

We can begin by talking with teachers, parents, and young people in our communities and educating them on the value of a home building career. The NAHB National Housing Endowment helps develop the next generation through education, job training, and research. Where's the Solution?

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COVER STORY: Shovel Ready Sites Are Growing From The Ground Up

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

are implementing site certification programs called “shovel ready”—meaning that the site is primed and ready for economic development. Certified shovel ready sites are in growing demand among companies and site selection consultants, and they are an increasingly popular tool for communities to attract new business and industry.

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TX Tops Cybersecurity Leaderboard, KS Surges In Wind Power

Business Facilities

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

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. frontpage'