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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 10, 2013

Page

33

TIME benefits shape paid leave across Iowa firms

When Benjamin Detweiler faced heart surgery costs for his newborn, ImOn Communications employees donated PTO to cover his lost income. The firm allows PTO donations to colleagues and 24 hours annually for charity work, with 8 company sponsored and 16 charity hours. Iowa employers widely offer PTO, with averages around 10 days first year and 14.2 after five to ten years of service.

Benjamin Detweiler Detweiler Imon Communications Cedar Rapids Iowa ImOn Jeff Janssen Janssen Iowa Workforce Development

Fewer farm jobs despite high prices and rising land values

The U S Bureau of Labor Statistics projects the steepest employment decline in farming through 2020 with 96 000 fewer farm positions and a 2 3 percent overall drop as automation and modern equipment replace workers.

U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics

The Signal and the Noise a Guide to Predictions

Michael Chevy Castranova reviews Nate Silver’s The Signal and the Noise explaining how predictions fail yet sometimes succeed. He notes Silver’s critique of pundits poll sampling and media framing, and discusses uncertainty in economics weather and politics with examples from markets and forecasts.

Nate Silver Silver KPMG FiveThirtyEight.com Authors Google YouTube Federal Reserve Fed Philadelphia National Weather Service

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