CIRAS Workforce Strategies Publications Workforce Details: Iowa has a low unemployment rate, due largely to the state’s slow growth and pronounced young-adult outmigration. Rural Iowa is particularly distressed. Of Iowa’s 99 counties, 71 have lost population since the 2010 census. CIRAS has non-traditional workforce solutions needed in order for businesses to better compete in a … Continue reading CIRAS Workforce Strategies
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2021-2022 Iowa Manufacturing Needs Assessment Report
2021-2022 Iowa Manufacturing Needs Assessment Report Publications Growth Leadership Productivity Technology Workforce Details: CIRAS’s 2021-2022 Manufacturing needs assessment summarizes a survey and feedback from manufacturing leaders to identify the key needs for manufacturing in Iowa.
Motor Vehicle Electrification: Implications for Iowa
Motor Vehicle Electrification: Implications for Iowa Publications Growth Leadership Workforce Details: As the automotive industry transitions from internal combustion engines to battery electric and hybrid engines, we will see significant changes to the market and supply chain, creating risks and opportunities for manufacturers. This report provides an overview of the current automotive industry in Iowa, … Continue reading Motor Vehicle Electrification: Implications for Iowa
Understanding the new Federal COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
Understanding the new Federal COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements Virtual Training Leadership Workforce Details: As a follow-up to CIRAS' Covid-19 Roundtables, this webinar provided updates on the new Federal COVID-19 vaccination requirements and their impacts on Iowa manufacturers. Updates were provided on what is currently known and where to go for further information. Updates were given by … Continue reading Understanding the new Federal COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
ISU Capstone Program Flyer
ISU Capstone Program Flyer Publications Technology Workforce Details: Skilled engineers are essential at innovative companies when it comes to applying new technologies to solve complex problems, develop new product concepts, and create new manufacturing processes. The College of Engineering at Iowa State University offers companies the opportunity to do these things via capstone projects.