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.
As one of Gannett Company, Inc.’s largest worksites, The Des Moines Register, has mostly been spared from the most recent round of employee cuts — at least until Monday.
Publisher Laura Hollingsworth informed participants at a late afternoon staff meeting Monday, according to the Gannett Blog, that four employees had been laid off, and continued the now well-rehearsed company line about the weak economy, lowered advertising revenues and more possible future changes.
A reader told the Gannett Blog that although Hollingsworth was asked about furloughs, the publisher said she wasn’t sure at this time.
It is estimated that Gannett has cut roughly 200 jobs, excluding the 130 that USA Today announced in August. In addition, an estimated five papers are imposing pay cuts to stave off additional layoffs.
It is not yet known what department the four Des Moines employees serviced.
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