Iowa Workforce Development announced this (Wednesday) morning that New Hope Village, Inc. in Carroll is one of 11 employers selected to receive grant funding through the Iowa Language Learners Job Training Program. The $50,000 award will aid New Hope in implementing sponsor language programs to assist non-English speakers in overcoming language barriers in customer communications and employee recruitment and retention. Gov. Kim Reynolds says, “I applaud the leadership of today’s awardees. These state grants are about tackling language barriers so we can help businesses better communicate with employees, serve more of their customers, and expand Iowa’s workforce into new populations.” A total of $357,470 was awarded to 11 companies in this latest round of grants. A list of the other recipients and more information about the Iowa Language Learners Job Training Program can be found included below.
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ALPLA, Inc., Iowa City
A.Y. McDonald Mfg. Co., Dubuque
Catalyst Project Management, Iowa City
Country Maid, West Bend
Heritage Building Maintenance, Des Moines
Interstates, Sioux Center
Ironwood 53 Design and Build, Rock Valley
Neumann Monson, Iowa City
New Hope Village, Inc., Carroll
Shearer’s Foods, Burlington
VGM Group, Waterloo