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