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ConAgra Brands to close Macon plant in January
MACON, Mo. (KMIZ) ConAgra Brands plans to close its Macon facility on Jan. 15, 2027, the company confirmed Monday. ConAgra Brands spokesperson Christina Gales said employees were notified about the planned closure Monday. A notice on the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development website states the company will eliminate 442 jobs. ConAgra said The post ConAgra Brands to close Macon plant in January appeared first on ABC17NEWS .
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Economic development officials in Ottumwa are dealing with the recent announcement that John Deere will close its factory there and consolidate its operations in Des Moines and Louisiana
Economic development officials in Ottumwa are dealing with the recent announcement that John Deere will close its factory there and consolidate its operations in Des Moines and Louisiana. Greater Ottumwa Partners in Progress executive director Marc Roe says within hours of last Tuesday’s announcement, he began collaborating with Iowa Workforce Development and Indian Hills Community College to brainstorm how to retrain and retain those workers. “Ottumwa, any community isn’t about one business. It’s going to change our landscape for sure, but, you know, it doesn’t have to determine the future of the community. That’s up to us to do,” Roe says. John Deere will leave about 400 people out of jobs, in addition to an abandoned industrial complex in the middle of Ottumwa. Roe hopes to attract new manufacturing, retrain local employees through workforce development or the local community college, and find new ways to retain families who are building businesses or going to school in Ottumwa.
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‘We don’t take it lightly’: Owners of Kalona’s only full-service grocery store search for buyer
KALONA, Iowa (KCRG) - JW’s Foods, the only full-service grocery store in Kalona, has operated for 53 years as a family company. Curt and Dawn Wyse, who have owned the store since 2009, are looking to sell the business as they move into full-time ministry. If no buyer is...
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Main Street Fairfield Awarded $100,000 State Grant for Downtown Housing
Main Street Fairfield has received a $100,000 Main Street Iowa Challenge Grant to rehabilitate the upper story of the historic Bradshaw building at 118 W. Burlington Ave., creating five additional residential units in downtown Fairfield. The local match on the project is $358,028, bringing the total project cost to $458,028.
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John Deere to close Ottumwa and Clarion factories, citing changing customer demand