Workforce Business Services

The Iowa City area is strategically located in the center of the largest population region in the state of Iowa, attracting workers from a 60-mile radius. With a regional population of more than 400,000, and double-digit growth every decade, the Iowa City area has consistently attracted knowledge workers for our growing companies.

Iowa is a Right-to-Work State

Under Iowa law, an employee is not required to join a union as a condition of employment. Management/employee relations are extremely positive in our area.

Labor/Management Relations

Regional Workforce Business Services

In today’s creative economy, workforce is an essential component to business success. In a commitment to a vital and prosperous economy, economic development partners, Priority One and Iowa City Area Development Group, have launched a number of workforce business services to serve companies in the Cedar Rapids | Iowa City Technology Corridor™ and to address their major concerns: availability, capability and affordability.

Our comprehensive business services and expertise provide a framework of support to help businesses start, succeed and stay in Iowa. Click here to read the most recent brochure of business services.