{"id":63,"date":"2024-01-22T09:30:53","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T15:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neiaworkforce.org\/?page_id=63"},"modified":"2025-09-22T09:41:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T14:41:49","slug":"business-engagement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/neiaworkforce.org\/lab2023\/business-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p>Whether you&#8217;re growing, diversifying, or streamlining your business operations, Iowa Workforce Development offers essential resources to support employers at every stage of the business cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Our team of experts is available for guidance, addressing a wide range of inquiries. Whether you seek assistance with recruitment strategies, exploring tax credits for new hires, tailored training initiatives, or in-depth insights into your local labor market, they are here to help.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/neiaworkforce.org\/lab2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/business-engagement-1.png\" alt=\"A professional woman shaking hands with another woman across a table, symbolizing a successful interview.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"422\" width=\"440\" title=\"business engagement 1\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<h2>An Extension of Your Business<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Business Engagement provides critical resources for employers, including support of day-to-day services.<\/li>\n<li>Business Engagement connects employers with a wide variety of resources to help you find, expand, or build your workforce.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How IWD Helps Business<\/h2>\nWhether you develop, expand, or consolidate your business, Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) has the<br \/>\ntools employers need.\n\t<h3>Recruitment Assistance<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Iowa&#8217;s Largest Job Bank &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iowaworks.gov\/vosnet\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"BE\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.iowaworks.gov\/vosnet\/default.aspx\" aria-label=\"iowaworks.gov - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\">iowaworks.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hiring Events<\/li>\n<li>On-Site Recruitment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Diversify Your Workforce<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation<\/li>\n<li>Adult Dislocated Workers<\/li>\n<li>Immigrant and Refugee Programs<\/li>\n<li>Veterans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Build Your Pipeline<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Iowa Jobs Training Program<\/li>\n<li>Work-based Learning<\/li>\n<li>Registered Apprenticeship Programs<\/li>\n<li>Virtual Workshops<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Employer Resources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Business Sector Partnerships<\/li>\n<li>Labor Market Information<\/li>\n<li>Rapid Response<\/li>\n<li>My Iowa UI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/neiaworkforce.org\/lab2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/business-engagement-2.png\" alt=\"A woman in a hard hat and vest holds a clipboard, inspecting the site with a focused expression.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"408\" width=\"436\" title=\"business engagement 2\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<p>For more information please visit your local IowaWORKS office or visit the Iowa Workforce Development website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iowaworkforcedevelopment.gov\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"http:\/\/www.iowaworkforcedevelopment.gov\/\">www.iowaworkforcedevelopment.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Here to Help<\/h2>\n<p>Each Iowa<em>WORKS<\/em> center has a local Business Engagement Consultant who can provide one-on-one support to help your business tackle any workforce challenge. To Contact Your Local BEC, please go to <a href=\"https:\/\/workforce.iowa.gov\/employers\/iwd-business\/bec\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"BE\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/workforce.iowa.gov\/employers\/iwd-business\/bec\">https:\/\/workforce.iowa.gov\/employers\/iwd-business\/bec\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Resources<\/h2>\nFor more information related to Employer and Workplace Posters please go to <a href=\"https:\/\/workforce.iowa.gov\/employers\/resources\/posters\">https:\/\/workforce.iowa.gov\/employers\/resources\/posters<\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t<h2>WARN Act<\/h2>\n<p>The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers with 100 or more employees to give 60 calendar days written notice when there is a plant closing or mass layoff. This protects workers, their families, and communities. 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