Iowa faces wave as 100000 workers retire in five years
More than 100,000 Iowa workers likely retire in five years, leaving a tight labor market. The Iowa Business Council reports 35,000 job vacancies and 72,000+ workers over 64, with 5,000 planned new jobs and 26,566 retirements anticipated. Home Base Iowa aids veterans' transitions into local careers.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Iowa Business Council
Camp Dodge
Johnston
Justin Foss
Alliant Energy
Foss
Madison
Wis
Community colleges face tuition hikes amid funding squeeze
Iowa's 15 community colleges sought an $8 to $10 million state boost but received none last year and face a smaller shortfall in the 2017 budget. Kirkwood CC president Mick Starcevich cites $5 to $7 per credit hour increases tied to reduced state support and higher worker pay costs. Minimum wage hikes further add over $1 million in next budget year.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood
Johnson County
Major 7.8 Quake Devastates Ecuador Coast
A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador's Pacific coast Saturday evening, killing at least 246 people and injuring 2,527 as governments assess damage across cities like Guayaquil and Manta. President Rafael Correa ordered emergency response efforts as rescuers search for survivors.
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Ecuador
Pacific
Rafael Correa
Italy
Reuters
Manta
Deadliest earthquakes world tolls past century list
A charted summary lists the top estimated death tolls from quakes over 100 years. Tangshan 1976 China 655000. Sumatra 2004 Indonesia 222570. Haiti 2010 200000. Haiyuan 1920 China 142800. Kanto 1923 Japan 110000. Ashgabat 1948 Turkmenistan 110000. Sources USGS and Britannica.
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Tangshan
China
Sumatra
Indonesia
Haiti
Haiyuan
Ningxia
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Alex Boisjolie
the Gazette
Stephen Mally
Joey Welton
Galen Abitz
Gary Henry
Seventh Avenue
Marion
Henry
Welton
Abitz
Higher Education
Vanessa Miller
Kirkwood Community College President
Mick
Starcevich
Jost
South America
Quito
Guayaquil
Caroll Cedeno
Cedeno
Kanto
Japan
Ashgalat
Turkmenistan
Sources
United States Geological Survey, Encyclopaedia Britannica
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