Business Solutions

Post your open positions to Iowa’s largest job bank - IowaWORKS.gov! If you have a career site as part of your company website, we can set up an “indexing” process to automatically download your jobs.

IowaWORKS Centers host career fairs, recruitment events, and other sector-specific events where employers have the opportunity to meet candidates face-to-face.

The IowaWORKS Mississippi Valley Business Services Team can help you recruit talent by administering applications, pre-screening applicants, and searching applicant pools.

Safely prepare trainees for placements into work-based learning via a virtual environment. Learn more here.

Tap into the new workforce by providing paid work experiences for youth! There is no obligation to hire permanently, and 100% of their wages can be paid for up to 520 hours.

Employers who are looking to expand their businesses and who need additional staff trained with specialized skills can save time and money, while minimizing new hire risk, by partnering with us on an OJT. Between 50-75% wage reimbursement of new hire wages up to 1040 hours is available.

Recruit and develop a highly-skilled workforce that helps grow your business. Improve productivity, profitability, and your businesses bottom line. RA’s create flexible training options that ensure workers develop the right skills and minimize liability costs through appropriate training of workers.

We can work with you to deliver tailored on-site English Language acquisition or high school equivalency training to your workforce.

The IowaWORKS Business Services Teams assist employers with upgrading the skill levels of current employees to enable businesses to remain competitive. Learn more by visiting our Grants page!

We assist employers and workers affected by anticipated or scheduled layoffs, business closures, and natural or other disasters. Services include on-site sessions where employees learn about unemployment benefits, job search techniques, training opportunities, and reemployment. Discover more in our Employer Toolkit!

Labor Market Information (LMI) is most often used to help make informed business decisions that are responsive to labor market demands and economic conditions, ultimately leading to better business success. Contact us for your customized report today!

We can assist you withaccessing assistive technology and identifying accommodations in the workplace to expand your hiring pool.

The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) program encourages employers to hire targeted groups of job seekers by offering them a federal income tax credit. Learn more by visiting: https://www.iowaworks.gov/vosnet/GSIPub/documentView.aspx?enc=F1QyLQl+mzUgwwqesyUPiQ==

The Federal Bonding Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, serves as a tool to secure the job placement of ex-offenders and other high-risk applicants by issuing Fidelity bonds to businesses that offer jobs to workers in "at-risk" groups. These bonds are business insurance policies that protect. Learn more by visiting: https://www.iowaworks.gov/vosnet/GSIPub/documentView.aspx?enc=dugtAaJWrJj8Kmjpy/re2Q==

Small businesses are eligible for two tax incentives to help cover the cost of providing reasonable accommodations for employees or customers with disabilities, such as sign language interpreters, readers, materials in an alternative format (such as Braille or large print), the purchase of adaptive equipment, the modification of existing equipment, or the removal of architectural barriers. Learn more by visiting: https://www.iowaworks.gov/vosnet/GSIPub/documentView.aspx?enc=6fbNONrKFY0FQJ6tK9vysw==