John Deere is overhauling its manufacturing footprint across the Midwest and beyond, announcing a multi-year restructuring plan that will close two Iowa production facilities and shift multiple equipment lines to other domestic and international plants. John Deere attributes the moves…
CEDAR RAPIDS — Collins Aerospace in Cedar Rapids is laying off 31 workers at the end of this month, citing the need to “reduce costs and optimize our organizational structure.” The company, which is one of the city’s largest employers, posted an…
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KWWL) - According to a state of Iowa WARN notice dated Oct. 29, Collins Aerospace in Cedar Rapids is laying off 31 staff members effective Nov. 30. In a statement to KWWL News 7, Ali McAfee, a spokesperson for Collins Aerospace, said…
John Deere says it plans to hire more than 400 new employees across its factories and bring back more than 275 previously laid-off workers at its Waterloo, Iowa, operations in the coming months. The company also identified hiring activity at plants in…
Companies have been slashing jobs to invest in artificial intelligence, raising anxiety among workers who fear they may lose their livelihoods to machines. But sometimes replacing workers with AI doesnât work out, because the tools canât do the…
Indian Motorcycle has eliminated approximately 70 positions across several business functions as it restructures following its separation from Polaris, while planning to add up to 60 manufacturing employees at its Spirit Lake, Iowa, plant. In an Oct. 28 company announcement, Indian says the…
The cost of building out the infrastructure needed to satisfy booming demand for artificial intelligence is changing the way major companies allocate resources. That can mean an end to some jobs once done by humans. Yet in many cases it…
Video game publisher Electronic Arts is shutting down the popular and influential game development studio BioWare after more than three decades. The upcoming âMass Effectâ game, the fifth since 2007, has been canceled. BioWare announced the closure on social media…
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