Wednesday was a difficult day for The American Independent News Network, which is the larger entity that operates The Iowa Independent. Our chief executive and founder announced two of our sister sites would close and their content would be moved to The American Independent.
A recently introduced bill could have far-reaching impact on the U.S. sugar industry, including American Crystal Sugar, a farmer-owned cooperative that locked out 1,300 Midwest workers on Aug. 1.
The chairman for Herman Cain’s Iowa effort says the campaign “relied more on the word of farmers than Washington regulators” in deciding to run an ad containing claims the Environmental Protection Agency says are false.
The Iowa Senate will remain under the control of a slim 26-25 Democratic majority when it reconvenes in January 2012.
Deere & Co. officially announced Tuesday it will be laying off 700 of 1,000 workers at its Ottumwa plant.
Local paper The Ottumwa Courier broke news of the layoffs last week, with the company denying the rumors and refusing to comment. The company’s second-quarter profit dropped 38 percent as customers cut spending on tractors, mowers and construction equipment.
Of approximately 1,000 total employees, 494 will go on indefinite layoff on June 29. Another 195 will face periodic layoffs the company terms “inventory adjustment layoffs,” throughout the next several months. All layoffs are in the production section of the plant.
In March, the company layed off 40 workers in Ottumwa. Statewide, the company currently employs 11,400 workers.
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