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.
It’s newspaper may be laying off employees all over the country, but Gannett Co., parent company of The Des Moines Register and the Iowa City Press-Citizen, is still trying to expand.
The company, which owns 85 daily and 900 non-daily newspapers, as well as 23 television stations, announced that it has purchased another 10 percent stake in CareerBuilder.com from Tribune Co., making it the majority owner of what it says is the nation’s largest online job site with a 50.8 percent controlling interest.
“We are committed to CareerBuilder and want the team there to continue to do what they do best: grow the company, bring in revenues and deliver the best customer service in the jobs space. We don’t expect any major changes,†said [Craig Dubow, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Gannett Co.].
Last month Gannett announced plans to eliminate 1,000 newspaper jobs, including 26 at The Register and four at the Press-Citizen.
Follow Jason Hancock on Twitter
Do you know where to vote on Election Day? Do you know what to bring with you? Get comprehensive voter information for your state here.
Sign up for our email newsletter