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Iowa: Moving To The Top Of The Class

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I owa’s leaders have an ambitious target for the state’s workforce education goals. Governor Kim Reynolds is calling on educators, employers and legislators to collaborate to add 120,000 Iowans with postsecondary degrees or credentials to the state’s workforce by 2025. In addition, Iowa is second in the U.S.

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State Focus – Iowa: Growing Jobs As Well As Corn

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State Focus – Iowa: Growing Jobs As Well As Corn originally appeared on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. If you think Iowa is about corn, you’re right. If, however, you think Iowa is all agriculture, you’re wrong. Much of what you know about Iowa is true. Iowa is a right-to-work state.

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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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So, in several of our more statistics-oriented categories, this year we have given extra credit for positive industry-specific employment numbers. We’ve broken the overall biotech ranking into several categories in this year’s report, including Biotechnology Strength/Employment. Tennessee Makes It Three In A Row As Automotive King.

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FEATURE STORY: 2014 Economic Development Awards

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According to the program website, START-UP NY is geared to give businesses access to resources of world-class higher education institutions, including industry experts and advanced research laboratories. Iowa Economic Development Authority , for the Export Trade Assistance Program (ETAP). business experience.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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When jobs stopped getting created (and in many areas employment was still hemorrhaging), we introduced the concept of growth potential as a key measure in our flagship rankings categories. Nowhere is this more evident that in the unprecedented cooperation between higher education resources and business in LA.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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The states that have put the assets in place today to support a thriving cybersecurity industry—including STEM-oriented higher education programs with cyber-specific degrees and R&D facilities working in tandem with national security agencies, the U.S. The center will ultimately employ up to 2,000 associates.

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TX Tops Cybersecurity Leaderboard, KS Surges In Wind Power

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Its proximity to advanced military operations and close collaboration between industry, higher education and the government make it a prime cybersecurity hub.”. The Sunflower State also ranked fifth in overall Installed Wind Power Capacity; Texas continued its dominance of the installed wind power ranking, far outpacing second-place Iowa.