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New Leader Manufacturing, Weld Apprenticeship Program

September 7, 2023 | Economic Development & Workforce, Member Stories, Uncategorized

Creating Pathways to Success

In an inspiring move to address the workforce gap and promote the skilled trades, New Leader Manufacturing (NLM) has launched an innovative Youth Registered Weld Apprenticeshi...

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Young Professionals Meeting with Computers

February 1, 2023 | Economic Development & Workforce

Collins Aerospace Gets Creative With Talent Recruitment

Workforce issues touch every industry from health care to retail to manufacturing. Companies get creative with recruiting through social media efforts, job site visits, and jo...

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Interns: Part of Community Change

June 30, 2022 | Economic Development & Workforce

Economic Alliance Interns: Giving Young Professionals the Opportunity to be Part of Community Change

​Connecting the pieces to help solve workforce problems in our community is top of mind at the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance. Seeing our region vibrant, growing, and ...

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March 28, 2022 | Economic Development & Workforce

“Leeping” Success for Workforce Heroes

​Workforce: the “W” word that’s been heavily lingering top of mind for months on end. If only the solution were as simple as blasting a “W” light signal in the sky...

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Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance

December 16, 2021 | Economic Development & Workforce

Workforce: The Great Reshuffle

​In a noisy digital world, it’s easy to get caught up in headlines and begin noticing common themes when scrolling through our feeds. Themes that seem to be trending inclu...

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