DAVENPORT, IOWA (November 28, 2023) — Small-business owners reflect the communities they come from — having been founded by local entrepreneurs and maintained by local employees, small businesses are a portrait of the local area. They provide job opportunities in their communities, which promotes economic self-sufficiency and helps to reduce poverty. They also invest in the communities they serve and help keep a lively and vibrant neighborhood.

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (November 27, 2023) — Over-the-year, total nonfarm jobs increased in eleven metropolitan areas and decreased in three for the year ending October 2023, according to data released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (DES). Over-the-year, the unemployment rate increased in thirteen metropolitan areas and decreased in one.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (November 20, 2023) — U-Haul Co of Illinois Inc is pleased to announce that Harland Auto Repair signed on as a U-Haul® neighborhood dealer to serve the Rock Island community.

Harland Auto Repair at 1901 4th Ave will offer essential services like U-Haul trucks, trailers, towing equipment, support rental items, and in-store pickup for boxes.

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 15, 2023) — Iowa Workforce Development is celebrating National Apprenticeship Week, with a focus this year on the innovation that is driving new growth in Registered Apprenticeship (RA) programs across the state. Iowa has remained a leader in not only the growth of new RA programs, but also in the unique ways that partnerships have formed to build the workforce pipeline in more professions than ever before.