Job losses hit P and G Iowa City plant and West Branch DC
Procter and Gamble will cut about 500 jobs in Iowa City and phase out a distribution center in West Branch. The Iowa City beauty care plant, built in 1956, produced brands such as Pantene and Head and Shoulders with 600 current workers at the plant and 450 more at a toothbrush site. Officials expect regional opportunities for affected workers with local colleges and workforce groups assisting. West Branch facility options include sale. The company aims to study long term use of the West Branch site while remaining committed to Oral Care in Iowa City.
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Nolte
ICAD
Iowa Workforce Development
Kirkwood Community College
Procter & Gamble
Iowa City
Muscatine Rd
United Way
Johnson County
Janelle Rettig
Rettig
P&g
Jeff LeRoy
West Branch
LeRoy
DB Schenker Inc
Rebeca F. Miller
the Gazette
Iowa
West Virginia
ALPLA plant to seek new clients after P&G layoff
ALPLA’s 250,000 square foot Iowa City plant, supplying bottles for Procter & Gamble, faces a future without P&G’s hair care and body wash production by 2020. With 250 employees, the plant will shift sales and development efforts to attracting new business while continuing to supply oral care bottles for P&G in Iowa City.
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Iowa City
Procter & Gamble
ALPLA
Heinz Rd
Mark Dunning
P&g
West Virginia
Dunning
United States
Iowa House approves 32 million state aid for K 12 schools
The House voted 57 to 40 along party lines to approve a 32 million dollar K-12 funding increase. Senator Amy Sinclair calls the bill a promise kept, while Democrats argue it falls short of needs and affordability. Critics note backfill remains for 183 of 333 districts if funding rises only one percent. Senate leaders compare plan to a weak lesson and urge stronger investment for students.
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House
Amy Sinclair
R-Allerton
Senate Education Committee
Rita Hart
House Education Appropriations Committee
Cecil Dolecheck
Mount Ayr
Herman Quirmbach
D-Ames
Iowa
This Day Forward film screens in Independence Iowa
Brian Ide produced a feature length film shot entirely at Waverly and nearby locations on a micro budget with aid from about 200 cast and crew. Proceeds support the Jensen family and Ide's California church. The film follows Mike Jensen's illness and Jennifer Jensen's caregiving, aiming to offer comfort to others facing hardship.
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Waverly Palace
Ide
Mike
Jennifer Jensen
Wartburg College
Waverly
Dubuque
Jensen
California
All Saints Episcopal Church
Beverly Hills
Calif
Jensens
Los Angeles
Jennifer
Brian Ide
Brian
Nick Schober
Naomi
Hayden Wyatt
Kallen Blair
Anna
Quad Cities
Aria
Randy Coleman
Mike Jensen
Central City
Wartburg
Feriwether Productions
Spero Dean Stamboulis
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Tabler
Cincinnati
Azette
Madison Amoia
Matthew.patane
Thegazette
Reynolds
Hart
Ames
Filming
Allie
Starlight Cinema
Swan Lake Blvd
Independence
Jensen Family Benefit
Independencestarlight
Facebook.com
Cedar Rapids
Diana
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