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Norfolk's economic development director: Norfolk needs to be shovel-ready for new businesses'
Norfolk’s new economic development director aims to make things easy for companies that want to locate in the city. Melissa Garcia told News Talk WJAG her job is to make sure the city is shovel-ready when industry or a new business wants to make Norfolk home. "Do we have...
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Wastewater Treatment Plant has experienced reduction in biological wastewater-treatment capacity
The City of Norfolk is notifying the public that its Wastewater Treatment Plant experienced a substantial reduction in its biological wastewater-treatment capacity beginning on approximately Monday September 14th, 2026. The biological treatment process is the portion of the plant that uses microorganisms to reduce pollutants in wastewater before treated effluent...
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Diesel prices strain Siouxland farmers as gas costs also climb
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Northeast Nebraska Fifth Graders Explore Agriculture at Growing Potential Festival
More than 200 fifth graders from five northeast Nebraska schools experienced agriculture beyond the classroom during the annual Growing Potential Agriculture Festival held Sept. 3 at McQuistian Farms near Pender. The event brought 202 students together with farmers, ranchers, and agricultural professionals to learn more about the industry that provides...
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Tyson Ends Sanitation Contract at Nebraska Pork Plant (Updated)
Tyson Foods has ended its contract with sanitation provider Fortrex at its Madison, Neb., pork plant, affecting 91 Fortrex employees. The workers will be laid off or relocated when Fortrex ends sanitation services at the facility Sept. 19, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filed with the Nebraska...
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City Of Madison Clarifies Contractor Transition At Local Tyson Foods Facility
Madison, NE- City of Madison officials are clarifying recent reports about a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification or “WARN”, Act filing involving the Tyson Foods Fresh Meats facility. The filing involves Fortrex, a third-party sanitation contractor that is ending its current contract at the Madison plant. City officials...
Daily Nebraskan
OPINION: Property taxes and the myth of the “fiscally responsible’ conservative
In March of 2025, I attended a town hall hosted by my Congressman, Mike Flood. Walking into the Columbus High School auditorium, the first thing that caught my eye was the projector screen, displaying the U.S. national debt, which at the time totaled $36 trillion. Before taking any questions, Flood...
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City of Madison clarifies contractor transition at local Tyson Foods facility
The City of Madison is issuing a clarification regarding recent news reports concerning third-party workforce filings at the local Tyson Foods Fresh Meats processing facility. Recent media coverage regarding a WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) act filing involves a third-party sanitation contractor, Fortrex, ending its current contract at the facility. This vendor change does not reflect facility cutbacks, job eliminations, or downscaling by Tyson Foods in Madison.
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Much of Crofton without power
Heavy winds and rain knocked down trees and power lines in northern Holt, Knox and Cedar counties on Tuesday night. Crofton resident Curt Steffen told News Talk WJAG that much of the community of Crofton is without power, including the schools where there will be no classes on Wednesday. There...
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Tyson Foods ends contract with plant sanitation company at Madison facility
MADISON, Neb. (KOLN) — Tyson Foods has ended its contract with plant sanitation company Fortrex for services at its Madison, Nebraska, facility. Atlanta-based Fortrex says 91 employees will be laid off or relocated when services end on Sept. 19. The announcement comes as part of a Worker Adjustment and...
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Tyson contractor laying off 91 workers in Madison
Layoffs related to Tyson Foods meat plants are continuing in Nebraska. Fortrex, a company that has contracts to clean several Tyson facilities, notified the Nebraska Department of Labor last week that its contract at the Tyson Fresh Meats pork plant in Madison is being discontinued, which will result in the loss of 91 jobs.
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NE Chamber Announces Sharpe as Manufacturing Director
Sharpe has a career built on customer advocacy, operational excellence and business growth, primarily in the manufacturing sector. In her role as Director of Northeast’s iHub, she has led the development of the new Norfolk-area fabrication lab, workforce development lab and youth STEM center. The iHub is a creation and ideation environment giving users space to explore, experiment and create using cutting-edge tools and technologies. Since 2024 she helped secure funding for the $8.5 million facility along with $2 million in technical equipment for the 18,000-square-
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Former bank CFO who diverted loan proceeds among those targeted in FDIC prohibitions
A former chief financial officer of Bank of the Valley, Bellwood, Neb., is prohibited from any future work in federally insured financial institutions under a consent order issued in July and announced Friday by the federal bank deposit insurer. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., in the order, said that Aaron...
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Four Generations of Feeding Oakland
Standing in front of the red-and-white soda vending machine, a nine-year-old boy inserts a dime and opens the door. Looking at the selection, he pulls the cold bottle out from its tight slot, the clink of glass knocking together as the next bottle slides into place. Popping the cap off with the machine's attached bottle opener, he glugs down 10 ounces of pure soda heaven at the back of the store, rather than pay the nickel deposit to take it outside.