Workforce Development and Economic Growth
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Goal
1: Ensure that Iowa has enough workers with
the necessary skills to meet current and
future workforce needs
Strategies:
1.1:Expand and enhance
outreach efforts to Iowa businesses to
clearly identify business workforce needs
1.2: Increase efforts
to attract, develop, and retain Iowa’s
workforce
1.3: Increase targeted
services for segments of the populations
under-represented in the current workforce
1.4: Provide education
and training programs that respond
to the current and emerging workforce
needs within the state and its geographic
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Goal
2: Increase the number of high-wage, high-skill
jobs
Strategies:
2.1: Invest in infrastructure
that will support development of high-wage,
high-skill jobs
2.2: Improve the regulatory
and tax environment that supports high-wage,
high-skill jobs
2.3: Provide incentives
to employers that create new jobs
and upgrade existing jobs paying
wages and offering benefits above
county or industry averages
2.4: Grow the renewable
energy industry |
Goal
3: Support initiatives that enhance
Iowa’s quality of life, and tell Iowa’s
story as a desirable place to live, work,
and play
Strategies:
3.1:Help provide safe,
affordable and accessible housing opportunities
for Iowa workers and their families
3.2:Improve the availability
and impact of programs including Cultural
and Entertainment Districts, Great
Places, Main Street Iowa, and Historic
Preservation Tax Credits to maximize
diverse cultural opportunities for
all Iowans
3.3:Help expand
the development of outdoor recreation
opportunities for Iowans
3.4:Increase collaboration
among state and local government
and private entities to enhance Iowa’s
quality of life |
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