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.
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.7 percent, up from 3.6 percent in May.
Winnebago’s motorhome division will lay off 121 workers in Waverly and Charles City, the company said Thursday. These layoffs are in addition to an announcement in May that 196 jobs would be cut from four Iowa locations.
Kirkwood Community College and IowaWORKS — the state’s workforce services network — have announced a new partnership that will create a shared Cedar Rapids location near Kirkwood. The IowaWORKS office at Lindale Mall will close.
The Whirlpool Corporation announced Tuesday it plans to lay off 650 employees from its Amana facility, effective June 1. That’s about one-third of the plant’s workforce.
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