Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend says the December unemployment number held steady while the number of people looking for work increased. “Our unemployment rate is 3.5%, and our labor ...

AAs the Iowa Legislature moves through this session, the decisions being made at the Capitol will have long-lasting implications for our communities, our workforce, and Iowa’s economic future. In the ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - New data shows Iowa’s unemployment rate was the same from November to December, but up from a year ago. Iowa Workforce Development says the state’s unemployment rate was at ...

CNH plans to lay off 209 manufacturing employees at its Burlington facility in stages, with the final closure on May 29. The company cites a 47% decline in demand for loader backhoes as the primary ...

Legislation establishing a tax on certain university endowments moved out of an Iowa House subcommittee Thursday with amendments already on the way.Video above: Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds shares plan to ...

Two plaintiffs sought to represent all Iowans affected by Gov. Kim Reynolds' early termination of enhanced federal benefits in 2021. A court ruled that Iowa law did not obligate the state to accept ...

University of Northern Iowa geography majors work with a drone on campus in May 2022. (University of Northern Iowa) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words ...

Local agriculture specialists are anticipating a difficult decade for farmers across Iowa who rely on corn sales. A Corn Impact Study released Jan. 21 and prepared by the Iowa Renewable Fuels ...

JOHNSTON, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa State Capitol Bureau) - Iowa’s workforce may not yet know how President Donald Trump’s global trade war could impact it in the weeks ahead, but another 44 workers found ...

The American Center for Manufacturing and Innovation will break ground Thursday on a 1,100-acre defense-tech development 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 ...

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 ...