Iowa’s agricultural and manufacturing industries need employees and Iowa Workforce Development has a potential solution.The agency’s Agricultural Recruitment System, or ARS, program connects employers with U.S. citizens as well as legally documented migrant and seasonal workers throughout the United States. Potential employees use ARS to secure positions for up to nine months before moving to the next location, according to Santiago Cordero-Mendoza, Iowa Workforce Development’s migrant workers representative in the agency’s Waterloo office.
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George C. Ford, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)
Thu, 02/20/2020 - 1:19pm
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Topics: Iowa Linn County Cedar Rapids
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