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Behind the Build: Interview with Maggie Farrell, Diversity & HR Manager at S. M. Wilson & Co.

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We are headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri with an office in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and one in Edwardsville, Illinois. Our areas of expertise are education, retail, healthcare, and commercial projects. I’m a social worker by trade and have a master’s in social work from St. Louis University.

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Housing’s Great Rethink: Workforce Development Takes Center Stage

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Lower-paying jobs in the retail, food service, and hospitality sectors also were roundly rejected or, in the aftermath of the pandemic, rarely reconsidered. In manufacturing and construction—industries that generally pay well—quits outnumbered swaps, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRBSL).

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Iowa: Moving To The Top Of The Class

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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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SnapShots: 60 Seconds With Don Pierson, Secretary, Louisiana Economic Development

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DP: In Baton Rouge, we have top-tier talent, tremendous resources with multiple higher education campuses, and a rapidly rising entrepreneurial climate. billion home of the Los Angeles Rams (currently known as the St. Louis Rams). What is attracting tech companies to the Capital Region? MEGABUCKS PARK.

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LOCATION FOCUS: The Heartland of America Beats Strong

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Both the Illinois International Port District and the Tri-City Regional Port District near St. Louis are Foreign Trade Zones, providing low-cost production and warehousing facilities for imported and export-bound products. percent of the workforce has gained education beyond high school.

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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These include transportation carriers of all kinds, as well as warehousing, distribution, third-party logistics services, manufacturers’ operations, retailers and distributers who may have their own distribution centers. Many of the country’s inland ports are located in the Midwest, including Chicago, Memphis, St.

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SPECIAL REPORT: Two Train Cars Forward, Three Cargo Ships Back

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Not only is there a deep pool of existing workers who have experience in the logistics field, but education facilities throughout the Hoosier Energy region also have begun to develop training curriculum materials that are specifically tailored to meet the needs of logistics firms. Major metros such as Dallas, Kansas City, St.