Can Iowa businesses use 401(k)s, other benefits as a recruitment lure?

Kelly Fields talks to a customer at Coffee Emporium in Cedar Rapids. The coffee shop is one of the few similar business that offers its employees medical and 401(k) benefits, which has helped with hiring and retention, the owner says. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Coffee Emporium co-owner Jon Sladek serves customer at the downtown coffee shop in Cedar Rapids. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Adi Eaton makes an espresso at Coffee Emporium in Cedar Rapids. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

A selection of coffee beans are available at Coffee Emporium in Cedar Rapids. The business, which offers its employees benefits, has opened a second location in Coralville. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Coffee Emporium is far from the only place for a Cedar Rapidian to get a caffeine fix.

But the baristas have something that many of their…

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