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Rumors are swirling about the possibility of another round of layoffs at Gannett Co. Inc., parent company of The Des Moines Register.
Jim Hopkins, who follows the company at GannettBlog, is reporting that two sources have confirmed the company’s principal executive and chief financial officer has ordered across-the-board layoffs. The layoffs are expected to take place [...]

It’s a sad chapter that local historians will be loath to record. Several newspapers that have served east-central Iowa communities since the late 1800s are coming to an end.
Marengo Publishing Corp. and Poweshiek Publishing, companies under Gannett’s large umbrella, have published three weekly advertisers, seven weekly newspapers and a monthly magazine for several years. The [...]

Davenport-based Lee Enterprises Inc., publisher of the Quad City Times, the Sioux City Journal and the Waterloo Courier, announced today that its second-quarter profit fell 87.4 percent mostly on one-time impairment charges. The company’s net income is $2.8 million, or 6 cents per share, for the three months ended June 29, compared with $22.5 million, [...]

Actress Carol Burnett once said, “Words, once they are printed, have a life of their own.” As the Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence and author Kate Iola plan an upcoming public awareness campaign, they hope Burnett’s words hold true.

In October — Domestic Violence Awareness Month — newspapers throughout the state will run public service announcements, [...]