Helping Iowa businesses attract, develop, and retain the talent they need to succeed.
Workforce Services for Iowa Businesses
Workforce challenges affect every part of a business. Recruiting skilled employees, improving retention, and building a strong workplace culture all require thoughtful strategy and practical solutions.
CIRAS helps Iowa companies strengthen their workforce with customized strategies and access to proven resources. We work with business leaders to identify workforce challenges, develop solutions, and build stronger teams.
As part of Iowa State University, CIRAS connects companies with expertise, research, and partners that help organizations build sustainable workforce strategies.
Challenges We Help Businesses Solve
- Attracting qualified employees in competitive labor markets
- Retaining and engaging key employees
- Developing leadership and management capability
- Aligning HR practices with business strategy
- Building sustainable future talent pipelines
We help businesses build workforce strategies that strengthen engagement, develop people, and support long-term success.
How CIRAS Works With You
CIRAS remains engaged from assessment through implementation. We begin by understanding your business, your markets, and your goals.
We leverage our internal expertise and, when specialized support is needed, connect you to trusted partners across Iowa State University, industry, and government.
We don’t simply make referrals. We:
- Match the right expertise to the right opportunity
- Coordinate the work and remain actively involved
- Ensure alignment with your business goals
- Maintain a single, trusted point of connection
You gain access to deeper workforce expertise while maintaining clarity and continuity throughout the process.
Workforce Services
Our services stand alone or work together depending on your needs.
Employee Retention
Improve engagement, workplace culture, and retention strategies to keep valuable employees.
Leadership Development
Training and development for managers, supervisors, and emerging leaders to build leadership capability, improve communication, and strengthen team effectiveness.
Future Talent Attraction
Strengthen recruiting strategies and connect with emerging workforce pipelines.
Human Resource Strategy
Develop effective HR practices that support growth, transformational change, compliance, and organizational health.
Student and Community Engagement
Connect with Iowa State students and community partners to build future workforce opportunities.
Who We Serve
- Business owners and leaders
- HR professionals
- Companies facing recruiting or retention challenges
- Organizations seeking to strengthen culture and engagement
- Businesses building future talent pipelines
CIRAS supports companies across Iowa, with particular strength helping mid-sized businesses build sustainable workforce strategies.
Why CIRAS
- Objective perspective – practical, unbiased workforce guidance
- Access + connections – partners across industry, government, and Iowa State University
- Strategic insight – solutions aligned with business goals
- Implementation support – guidance from planning through execution
- Statewide reach – trusted support throughout Iowa
For many Iowa companies, CIRAS is their first call when workforce challenges begin affecting performance and growth.