channel 13's josh nugyen is live from the convention center this morning to tell us how the event is also helping a growing restaurant industry. good morning josh. the culinary competition will be held in ballroom a of the community choice credit union convention center at the iowa events center complex. also, they are having an industry career fair from 10am-2pm on the same day in the same location. last year the iowa restaurant hospitality industry was projected to add 1,200 jobs and they actually added more than 5,000 jobs! accelerated growth is expecting for 2016, so theyre looking to connect job seekers with people in our industry. students from across iowa will go head-to-head at the iowa events center on tuesday, march 1 to compete in a 'top chef' style competition as part of the iowa prostart invitational hosted by the iowa restaurant association education foundation. teams of culinary students will be given 60 minutes to prepare and present two butane burners. their creations will be tasted and evaluated by a panel of industry professionals, and the winning team will advance
