Statewide Iowa — Iowa Workforce Development launched a new Business Engagement Division Monday.
IWD director, Beth Townsend, says they’re hoping it will make it easier for employers to access state resources.
Townsend says the workforce system can be a little complex, and it is scattered over several different areas.
She says they have had business marketing specialists in the past who have met with employers and worked with them. Townsend says they hope this is a more strategic and more concentrated effort as they head out across the state to meet with business owners.
She says the new division will be led by administrator Tim Goodwin and deputy administrator Kathy Anderson. Both have previous business experience and come from outside the agency.
Townsend says they will listen and adapt as they visit more businesses.
Townsend says they have a new customer service number for employers to call. That number is 1-833-469-2967.
