Deere Hiring Boom at Waterloo Plant Signals Growth
Deere & Co. in Waterloo shows a strong hiring surge with weekly new hires rising from about 10 in midsummer to a steady higher pace across all plant areas. UAW Local 838 president Jerry Northey notes willingness to hire skilled trades and assemblers as the agricultural market supports longer term plant stability.
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Waterloo
Deere & Co
Jerry Northey
United Auto Workers Local 838
Deere
Northey
Barry Schaffter
Cedar Falls
Davenport weighs hotel casino plan against riverfront project
Isle of Capri Casinos officials show interest in a new hotel casino parking complex but have not pitched a proposal. City leaders push to move quickly on a Mississippi Riverfront plan as Vision Iowa holds about 7.75 million remaining for projects. If funded, Davenport would join a prior 20 million grant used for River Renaissance downtown revitalization.
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Davenport
Isle of Capri Casinos Inc
Rhythm City
Vision Iowa Board
Craig Malin
Vision Iowa
Cedar Bend
Cedar Rapids
Scott County
Sine
Wayne Laufenberg
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Bruce Wentworth
Grants awarded to Iowa colleges strengthen aid program
The U S Department of Education will grant 3 794 662 to ten colleges and a university in Iowa under the Strengthening Institutions Program to expand access for low income students. Iowa Lakes Community College Emmetsburg and Iowa Central Community College Fort Dodge received new competitive grants, with Clarke College Dubuque 350 000 , Iowa Wesleyan College Mount Pleasant 349 992 and Indian Hills Community College Ottumwa 317 055 among Eastern Iowa recipients.
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Washington
Iowa
U.S. Department of Education
Iowa Lakes Community College
Emmetsburg
Iowa Central Community College
Fort Dodge
Clarke College
Dubuque
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mount Pleasant
Indian Hills
Lotto results and big jackpot for Monday
Iowa Lottery reports a $100,000 Cash Game drawing with numbers 1 8 10 27 30 and notes Pick 3 Midday 1 34, Pick 3 Evening 4 0 1, Pick 4 Midday 2 4 8 7, Pick 4 Evening 2 9 6 2. Illinois Little Lotto draws 1 16 27 30 31 with a 6 of 48 jackpot of $16 million.
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Iowa
Illinois
Oakdale picket over 18 staff cuts at Iowa facility
An informational Labor Day picket at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center in Oakdale protests 18 job cuts, raising the total cuts to 56 in three years. AFSCME Local 2985 leader Marty Hathaway links assaults and escapes to staffing, and Rep. Dave Jacoby calls for public safety funding as workers plan to lobby the Legislature.
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Oakdale
Iowa Medical and Classification Center
Marty Hathaway
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Afscme
Dave Jacoby
Coralville
Mikeala Forney
Department of Corrections
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