Cedar Rapids Collaborative Growth Initiative’s new talent director will seek to lure workers to Cedar Rapids area

It’s like having a community-wide Human Resources Director, and the job is to recruit, recruit, recruit. It’s part of an effort by the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance that will coordinate public and private sector resources to grow the workforce population. In a story that Minot should take note of. Here’s one community putting resources

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North Dakota’s Find The Good Life campaign aims for ‘boomerangs’ this holiday season

Returning to your roots can be an unexpected journey. For Max and Melissa Otto, it was the lure of family gatherings and North Dakota’s serene outdoors that called them back after years away. During this festive season, North Dakota’s “Find The Good Life” campaign invites former residents to consider coming back. It’s more than nostalgia—it’s

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Here’s How to Really Attract and Retain Employees in the New Age of Work

You’ve heard it said, maybe even joined a conversation about it — the idea that people just don’t want to work anymore. It’s hogwash. The real story is that workers have options, and they won’t work for firms they don’t respect and who don’t respect them back. Larry Jones with Entrepreneur has a story on

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