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Polk County in three-way tie statewide for job growth in several job sectors
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe unemployment rate in Polk County was 3% percent in May, which was 2.5% lower than the region's...
Polk County opens $750,000 to residents still suffering financial impact of COVID
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMore than 40 people gathered inside the Dream Center of Lakeland Wednesday morning, waiting to see...
Summer employment offers interns life lessons, job skills across Polk County
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAcross Polk County, college-aged students are gaining summer job experience while doing good for...
Walmart to lay off 400 workers at Davenport e-commerce fulfilment center
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Walmart e-commerce fulfillment center in Davenport, the company's first in Florida, will lay off...
Marquis Hot Tubs will close Independence manufacturing plant, lay off 115 employees
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 12 months agoMarquis Hot Tubs will close its hot tub manufacturing facility in Independence in September,...
Iowa Mobile Workforce Center comes to Perry to assist workers facing Tyson plant closure
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA month after Iowa's unemployment agency unveiled the IowaWORKS Mobile Workforce Center, it's in...
High School Football: Trinity Catholic, Vanguard face second-round playoff foes
Ocala Star Banner via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMarion County is down to two teams still fighting for state football championships. Trinity Catholic...
Sonya Heitshusen takes the stand in age discrimination trial against WHO-13, Nexstar
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSonya Heitshusen says she knew right away that her termination was not on the level. The veteran WHO-13 news anchor was told April 3, 2020, that the station where she'd worked for 17 years was ...
Donate to Embrace Iowa to help neighbors in need this holiday season and throughout the year
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCady Walsh, who lives near Tripoli, was cooking her 2-year-old son’s meals on a hot plate last year...
Workers at Wells Fargo in Des Moines push for organizing vote
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo Finance· 6 months agoAs labor organizers push to schedule union votes at Wells Fargo facilities across the nation, Wells...