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Team Kline: High School Internships Are Top Retention Tool

During a typical spring semester, seniors from four high schools do internships with Team Kline, building promising new careers while helping Kline's business.

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September 8, 2025
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Gavin Sosa, fourth-year electrical apprentice at Team Kline
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Celebrating Workforce Development Month Across Iowa

Workforce Development Month is a national celebration to help showcase the impact workforce development programs have on building the American workforce.

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September 8, 2025
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September is Workforce Development Month
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New Federal Rule for Some Iowans Using Services at IowaWORKS

A new directive from federal regulators requires that anyone who seeks individualized workforce services from IowaWORKS must first prove their eligibility.

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September 7, 2025
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Catch Iowa's Workforce Team at the State Fair!

Iowa Workforce Development is bringing a large presence to this year's fair to connect with fellow Iowans!

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August 1, 2025
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Catch Iowa’s Workforce Team at the State Fair!
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New Locations for IowaWORKS Cedar Rapids and Fort Dodge

IowaWORKS will soon change its locations in Cedar Rapids and Fort Dodge to better serve Iowans in the area.

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July 28, 2025
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Reminder: IowaWORKS Cedar Rapids Changing Locations on August 1

Beginning Friday, August 1, IowaWORKS and Kirkwood Community College will be opening a new location to better offer workforce programs and serve Iowans!

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July 28, 2025
Home Base Iowa
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Celebrating Hire a Veteran Day in Iowa

National Hire A Veteran Day is almost here! In Iowa, we're organizing events across the state to showcase their importance to our workforce.

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July 21, 2025
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New Videos Available to Help Guide Unemployment Process

Iowa’s unemployment system has been recently updated, and new videos are now available to assist Iowans through the process.

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July 18, 2025
Work-Based Learning
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Second Work-Based Learning (WBL) Webinar Series to Focus on New Topics Starting Next Month

Iowa Workforce Development & the Iowa Department of Education are expanding their efforts to grow work-based learning (WBL) by introducing a new webinar series.

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July 16, 2025
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Registering on Iowaworks.gov

Iowaworks.gov is now the central location for all career-related services in the state and the resource that can help any Iowan advance in their career.

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June 16, 2025
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Logo of IowaWORKS Offices
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Accessing the New Unemployment System in IowaWORKS

For the first time, Iowans now will complete the entire unemployment process from one central location, iowaworks.gov.

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June 3, 2025
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New Unemployment System in IowaWORKS
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Videos Now Available on the Unemployment System in IowaWORKS

New instructional videos help showcase some of the features that claimants and individuals can expect with the new system in IowaWORKS.

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May 22, 2025
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New Unemployment System in IowaWORKS
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Employer Townhall on New Unemployment System (May 29, 2025)

IWD will be hosting a town hall for employers on Thursday, May 29, 2025, at 10:00 AM, to give an overview of the new system and answer questions.

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May 21, 2025
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New Unemployment System in IowaWORKS
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Celebrate Iowa's Health Sciences Career Day and Careers in Healthcare

Celebrate Health Sciences Career Day and Iowa's Careers in Healthcare

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May 15, 2025
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Jenna Frields, of Emmetsburg High School, Experiencing a Healthcare Apprenticeship Program
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Coming June 3: New Unemployment System in IowaWORKS

A new unemployment system is coming soon! Iowa Workforce Development is modernizing its system to make applying for benefits easier, faster, and more secure.

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May 1, 2025
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New Unemployment System in IowaWORKS

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