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Need help finding workers? Check out our downloadable workforce solutions guide on this page. It offers a wide range of ideas on finding workers, keeping workers and training them, too! (Did you know our local community college can help with that training?)
Our workforce solutions work plan is also available for download. It’s a quick look at all of our area resources to help with workforce. If you need more details, be sure to reach out to our very own Workforce Specialist, Laura Seyfer.
Workforce Solutions Guide
Collaborative Growth Plan
Workforce
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Workforce Solutions Guide
Talent Attraction & Retention
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Get to know other interns and college students in the Cedar Rapids-Iowa City Area
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Major Employers
We’re home to major brands and Fortune 500 companies. Here is a partial list of the region’s largest companies.
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All the latest news on local businesses, workforce, moving here, economic development in our area and more.
Economic Development & Workforce, Live Here, Member Stories
Finding Home in Cedar Rapids: Kristina Selander and the Impact of Talent Attraction
April 30, 2025
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Community Development, Economic Development & Workforce
Community Spotlight: University of Iowa Health Care Expands With New North Liberty Campus
April 23, 2025
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Economic Development & Workforce
Poll Shows School Support Growing but Hindered by Economic Uncertainty
March 25, 2025
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Economic Development & Workforce
Collaborative Growth Partners Announce New Hire: Jodi Schafer Named Director of Talent Attraction
December 16, 2024
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Community Development, Downtown Cedar Rapids, Economic Development & Workforce
A Closer Look: Spotlight on Cedar Rapids
November 12, 2024
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