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Silvis Roundhouse Project reaches major construction milestone
SILVIS, Ill. (KWQC) - Crews in Silvis have began pouring concrete in the city’s project to restore a historic railroad landmark. Last year, the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America announced plans to reconstruct and install the 135-foot Cicero Turntable from the BNSF Railway in Silvis. The outer ring of...
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John Deere Full Interview
John Deere is shifting small planter production from Moline to Paton, Iowa, with leadership saying local employee impacts will be handled through attrition.
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Lapis scales back carbon storage proposal near Galva
GALVA — Lapis Carbon Solutions has revised its application for a federal permit to store carbon dioxide underground near Galva, removing plans that would have brought carbon dioxide from Iowa to the site and reducing the overall amount of carbon dioxide proposed for storage. The company resubmitted its Class...
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Astro America unveils expansion plans in Milan
The Applied Science and Technology Research Organization of America (ASTRO America) welcomed U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) and U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen (D-Moline) to its Advanced Manufacturing Open House to celebrate the Quad Cities’ growing role as a hub for aerospace and defense manufacturing. As part of the Thursday,...
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Farm land rights meeting will be Nov. 16
A meeting centering on farmer land rights and carbon sequestration pipelines is set for 6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 16, at the Knox Agri Center, which is located in Suite 101 at 180 S. Soangetaha Road in Galesburg, Illinois. The meeting is being presented by the group Citizens Against Heartland...
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Deere and Company calling back laid off workers
John Deere plans to bring over 275 workers back to its Waterloo plant and another 60 will be returning to work at Deere’s plant in the Quad Cities. Over the past two years as the ag economy dipped, there have been a series of layoffs affecting about a thousand workers at Deere facilities. Company officials say the call-backs mean employees who’d been laid off from the company’s plants in Waterloo, Dubuque, Ottumwa and the Quad Cities have been asked to return to work.
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This Affordable Illinois Town Is So Cheap, Retirees Say Social Security Covers It All
Somewhere in the heart of Illinois, there’s a town called Kewanee that’s quietly doing something remarkable, and most people have no idea it exists. It’s the kind of place where your money stretches so far you’ll start wondering if you’ve accidentally traveled back in time to when a dollar actually meant something.
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Walgreens pharmacies in Burlington and Fort Madison have been sanctioned by the state for negligence with regard to Temporary closures and customer service
Walgreens Pharmacies in Burlington and Fort Madison have been sanctioned by the state for negligence with regard to temporary closures and customer service. The Iowa Board of Pharmacy’s says the Walgreens store in Burlington temporarily closed in October of last year due to a shortage of pharmacists and sent customers prescriptions to a Walgreens in Fort Madison but failed to communicate that to the public, customers, or even store staff. According to the board the exact same set of difficulties occurred when the Walgreens Pharmacy in Fort Madison temporarily closed in November of last year due to a reported lack of staff. Each of the stores was fine $1,000 by the board and order to develop new policies.
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Walnut Grove Farm bringing artisans, holiday spirit for weekend
Walnut Grove Farm will bring 28 local and regional artisans, holiday food and family activities to its 35th annual holiday event Nov. 7-8 near Knoxville, Illinois. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both dates, according to a community announcement. Admission is a donation of food items for local charity Christmas baskets. The National Historic Register farmstead is one-half mile north of Knoxville on Carr Street. Visitors can find additional event information through walnutgrovefarm.com . What shoppers can find at the farm The juried show will feature handmade and personally produced goods ranging from watercolor and mixed-media paintings, artisan soap and quilts to stained-glass ornaments, folk art, jewelry and woodcarving. Other offerings include repurposed antique ceiling tiles, hand-woven scarves, children’s books, hand-felted and crocheted wearable art, salsa, jams and CBD oil products. Food offerings will include home-baked pies, cookies and sourdough bread. Stumpy’s Apple Cart and Stumpy’s Food Truck will sell sweet drinks and treats along with comfort foods such as chicken and noodles and signature haystack onion rings, according to the announcement. A giveaway will feature a handmade basket valued at $125 by Pam Brown of Taylor Ridge. Brown has been weaving for 40 years after
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John Deere to rehire hundreds of workers across Midwest
John Deere plans to recall more than 300 laid-off employees and hire hundreds more across Midwest facilities following years of workforce reductions. The post John Deere to rehire hundreds of workers across Midwest appeared first on AGDAILY .