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Iowa faces brain drain and aging population challenge
Iowa must reframe its economy to halt brain drain and support an aging population. Rural and urban unemployment are not vastly different, with many displaced workers finding new jobs in Cedar Falls and nearby cities. Experts warn that without high tech creation, young Iowans may leave for better opportunities, while senior workers stay active in the labor force.
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Iowa
Wilbert Plastics
Buchanan
Winthrop
Wilbert
Schwarting
Jan
Viking Pump
Cedar Falls
Chad Schwarting
Jan Schwarting
Plastics
Red Star Yeast
Cedar Rapids
Schwarzings
Devlin Reinhold
Quasqueton
Reinhold
Hawkeye
Community College
Waterloo
Gerald Dennie
Triangle Plastics
Best Cob
Dennie
Buchanan County
Nate Clayberg
Independence
Oelwein
Manchester
Kerry Koonce
Clayberg
Hawkeye College
Wright
Iowa Commission
Fong
Karris Golden
Generation Iowa Commission
Golden
Wasendorf & Associates
Drug and Alcohol Services Information System
Nathan Levi
Mexico
Levi
Dale Woolery
Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy
Woolery
ASAC
Shirley Schneider
Area Substance Abuse Council
East Cedar Rapids
Schneider
Department of Human Services
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