New Horizons Foundation Workforce Development Podcast Episode 1

Clark Ellis is joined by Guy Gast and Samantha Groark to examine workforce development in Central Iowa and how some of the best practices and lessons learned can potentially be applied elsewhere.

For the first episode in the New Horizons Foundation Podcast series on Recruitment and Retention, Clark Ellis is joined by Guy Gast of the Waldinger Corporation and Samantha Groark, Executive Director of the Central Iowa Building and Construction Trades Council. The panel talks about workforce development in Central Iowa and how some of the best practices and lessons learned can potentially be applied elsewhere.

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