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UScellular to cut 232 positions in Corridor, nearly 500 positions in Iowa

Wireless phone service provider UScellular will cut 232 positions in the Corridor and nearly 500 positions in Iowa overall, according to notifications posted to the Iowa Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act website. The company on Tuesday announced plans…

Layoffs announced at General Mills Blue Buffalo plant in Independence

More than 200 employees of the General Mills Blue Buffalo plant in Independence will face…

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Toyota Financial cuts 322 jobs in Cedar Rapids as part of office closure plan

Toyota Financial Services will be eliminating 322 positions at the company’s Cedar Rapids customer service…

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Three ways to outlast a layoff

By Dennis G. Visser / Guest Column Some of us in Eastern Iowa work in industries…