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“Losing 3,000 jobs in a city of 10,000 to 12,000 people is as big a closing event as we’ve seen virtually for decades,” economic expert says of looming closure in Lexington, Nebraska.

The company shut down the last blast furnace at the site near St. Louis in 2023, and it even moved to wind down its steel processing mill there in September.

The Cedar Rapids-based company said the reorganization is intended to “strengthen our ability to serve customers through the solutions that drive the most value, reliability and long-term stability.”

A spokesperson confirmed that the layoffs announced Thursday account for about 20 percent of the company's management workforce, which isn't unionized.

Iowa’s Vocational Rehabilitation Services program is being restructured under Iowa Workforce Development — a move state leaders say improves efficiency, but staff warn could weaken services for Iowans with disabilities. Some educators, meanwhile, say the changes are helping students find jobs faster and gain real-world experience.

Automaker also cites ‘evolving regulatory environment’ as it cuts jobs in Michigan and Ohio.

Amid wider economic uncertainty, some analysts have said that businesses are at a “no-hire, no fire” standstill.

The cuts announced Tuesday amount to about a 4 percent reduction in its corporate workforce.

The majority of the affected employees work at the retailer’s headquarters in Minneapolis.

The company wouldn't give a number of stores that are closing, but the bulk of the closures appear to be in the U.S. and Canada

Deere & Co. on Wednesday announced another 101 layoffs at its Waterloo Operations. The company attributed the job cuts to decreased demand and lower order volumes.

In a statement, Deere & Company attributed the layoffs to a decrease in demand and lower order volumes, saying “This is a challenging time for many farmers, growers, and producers, and directly impacts our business in the near term."

The Cedar Rapids data center project is the company’s first in Iowa.

Approximately 100 employees at a Cedar Rapids packaging company have been told this week that their positions are being eliminated as the plant will close in early October.

State, city and company leaders spoke at a ceremony Wednesday celebrating a planned $50 million upgrade and expansion to Ingredion's operations in Cedar Rapids. The company will expand the production of industrial starches used in packaging and papermaking to meet growing demand. The starches use corn sourced entirely from Iowa.