IBCâs Vision to Vitality panel discussion focuses on population, workforce issues
BY MICHAEL CRUMB, Senior Staff Writer Friday, April 30, 2021 10:32 AM Iowa doesn’t have enough workers to fill open positions that are needed across all industries. That was one of the primary messages shared during the Iowa Business Council’s Vision to Vitality panel discussion Wednesday.
The hourlong conversation, held virtually, was hosted by Joe Murphy, the Iowa Business Council’s executive director. It featured Mike Tousley, executive vice president and general manager of the Weitz Co., Clive Mayor Scott Cirksena, Clive Behavioral Health CEO Mary Sparks Thompson, and Mark VanderLinden, chief financial officer for Clive Behavioral Health, as panelists.