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FedEx to close Dubuque facility, cut staff in Cedar Rapids as part of network overhaul

FedEx will close one facility in Dubuque and reduce staffing at a Cedar Rapids operation as part of a nationwide effort to streamline deliveries, according to a release the company sent ahead of a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification scheduled…

David’s Bridal plans layoffs in Marion, other Iowa stores

David’s Bridal plans to lay off employees at all four of its Iowa stores, including…

David's Bridal Cedar Rapids

UPDATED: Transamerica laying off another 42 Cedar Rapids employees

Transamerica is laying off another 42 employees from its Cedar Rapids operations, according to a…

Transamerica

GoDaddy confirms 35 layoffs in Hiawatha

GoDaddy has confirmed that 35 employees will be laid off from its Hiawatha operation. The…

GoDaddy Hiawatha

Kirkwood terminates programs, reduces faculty and staff

Kirkwood Community College announced Feb. 13 it is closing or modifing three programs and is…

Students listen to a professor's lecture at Kirkwood Community College. CREDIT KIRKWOOD

GoDaddy laying off 8% of global workforce

GoDaddy is laying off 8% of its global workforce as the domain registrar and hosting…

GoDaddy Hiawatha

Pearson lays off 50 employees in Iowa City

Pearson Education has cut 50 jobs in Iowa City, according to a WARN Act filing.…

Pearson office in Cedar Rapids. CREDIT ACME ELECTRIC

Collins Community Credit Union lays off 38 employees

Collins Community Credit Union has laid off 38 employees. According to a Worker Adjustment and…

Collins Community Credit Union

Nordstrom board adopts ‘poison pill’ to fend off potential takeover

In the wake of a Mexican upscale retailer’s move to purchase 9.9% of Nordstrom’s stock,…

Nordstrom Cedar Rapids

GreenState Credit Union lays off 42 employees

GreenState Credit Union is reducing its workforce by cutting 42 jobs, effective immediately. The 42…

Transamerica eliminates 40 more jobs in Iowa

Transamerica Life Insurance is laying off 40 employees in Iowa, according to a Worker Adjustment…

Transamerica

Collins plans layoffs as RTX authorizes $5B in buybacks

Collins Aerospace plans to lay off 65 workers at its plants in Decorah and Bellevue…

IBC members expecting lower sales, employment ahead

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] The difficult business climate will continue to challenge the state’s…

Iowa Business Council

UI warns of possible furloughs, layoffs ahead

A birds-eye view of the University of Iowa campus. CREDIT UIOWA By CBJ News Staff…

University of Iowa

CR Kernels announces layoffs to reduce costs

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] The Cedar Rapids Kernels, a minor league baseball team affiliated…

International Auto Components cuts 477 jobs in IC

The exterior of the International Automotive Components plant, located at 2500 U.S. Highway 6 in…