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State Auditor’s report finds director of Iowa job training initiative embezzled $430,000

State Auditor Rob Sand speaking at a recent news conference in his office. (RI file photo) A special investigation by the state auditor’s office has found the head of a taxpayer funded program to help ...
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As more people join apprenticeships, Iowa Workforce Development gives out millions to apprenticeship programs

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa leaders are seeing an increase in people joining apprenticeships, the Department of Workforce Development has announced $3.4 million to support those programs. That ...
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Former program director for nonprofit that receives state funding accused of misusing more than $400k

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - A former program director for Children and Families of Iowa (CFI) misspent more than $400,000 over a period of about seven years, according to a new report from State Auditor ...
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Update sees Iowa’s workforce participation up, unemployment holds steady

The U.S. Labor Department conducted its annual revision of labor numbers and found there were 31,000 more people in the Iowa labor force in January. Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend ...