Help Wanted Signs Everywhere In Eastern Iowa Indicate Big Problem Where have all the workers gone? These days, it seems like you can't drive down a street with service-type businesses that you don't see 'Help Wanted' signs in nearly every window. Those businesses aren't the only ones having trouble finding workers and it appears it's a problem that only one thing can truly fix. Last night, I drove an area of less than a half-mile on the northeast side of Cedar Rapids around Blairs Ferry and Edgewood Road. Nearly every business has signs advertising that workers are needed. (See the photos below) The one that really caught my eye was at Kwik Star where, as you can see above, they were offering a $500 sign-on bonus. A nearby Wendy's food restaurant is now open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and is closed on Sunday while a nearby tire store is now closed the last two Saturdays of each month.