The Workforce Development Partnership between North Iowa Area Community College and the Iowa Workforce Development received the Excellence in Business/Economic Development Model Award Honorable Mention at the Greater Lakes Employment and Training Association (GLETA) Recognition Awards.

The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) program provides employers with tax credits of up to $2,400 for wages paid per employee hired from targeted groups during their first twelve months of employment.  In order to help North Iowa employers learn more about this tax credit, The Business and Industry Group of North Iowa and Iowa Workforce Development will offer an information session on applying for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit September 26, 2007, from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. in Activity Center Room 101 on the NIACC campus.  There is no cost to attend the session.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently visited Iowa in response to a bipartisan request from the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions to look at the degree to which community colleges are integrated into the one-stop system under the Workforce Investment Act nationwide.  As part of their trip, the GAO commended representatives of North Iowa Area Community College and the Iowa Workforce Center regarding their partnership efforts through the Workforce Development Partnership.