The Bridgestone tire plant in Des Moines is offering severance packages to about 130 employees, after laying off more than a hundred people last June. The factory makes tires for farm machinery. Local Steelworkers Union president Keenan Bell says the slow down at John Deere factories affects Bridgestone. Fewer tractors being made means less demand […]
Lack of frost in the ground leads to higher nitrate levels in Iowa waterways
The Central Iowa Water Works started running part of its nitrate removal facility last week for the first time in January
