Deere & Co. is laying off nearly 600 workers as the farm equipment manufacturer deals with declining demand. Deere confirmed Monday that the production positions being cut are concentrated at two factories in Iowa and one at its home base in Moline, Illinois, where 280 employees will be laid off effective Aug. 30. A combined […]
Deere & Co. is laying off nearly 600 workers as the farm equipment manufacturer deals with declining demand. Deere confirmed Monday that the production positions being cut are concentrated at two factories in Iowa and one at its home base in Moline, Illinois, where 280 employees will be laid off effective Aug. 30. A combined […]
By Tim Cocks and Tannur Anders JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South African President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed former opposition leader John Steenhuisen as minister of agriculture on Sunday, bringing the Democratic Alliance and other parties into his new coalition cabinet. Ramaphosa’s African National Congress was forced to join forces with rival parties to stay in power after losing […]
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Boeing announced plans to aquire Spirit AeroSystems for $4.7 billion in an all-stock transaction for the manufacturing firm, which already was part of the aerospace company’s manufacturing chain. Boeing, located in Arlington, Virginia, announced the purchase in a statement late Sunday. The acquisition’s equity value of $4.7 billion is $37.25 per […]
The Oklahoma Sooners will officially join the Southeastern Conference on July 1. OU has been working toward this day since the summer of 2021. The university plans to celebrate the big day with plenty of activities. Details for the event can be found at SoonerSports.com. According to the school, “The celebration will feature a full […]
John Deere, the world’s largest seller of tractors and crop harvesters, has announced another wave of layoffs Friday, telling around 610 production staff at plants in Illinois and Iowa that they will be out of a job by the end of the summer. The company is slashing around 280 workers from a plant in East Moline, […]
All Oklahoma schools are required to incorporate the Bible and the Ten Commandments in their curriculums, effective immediately, the state’s chief education officer announced in a memorandum Thursday. At a State Board of Education meeting, Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters said the Bible is “one of the most foundational documents used for […]
Jun. 27—TUMWATER — The Washington Connections Academy, a tuition-free online public school that serves Kindergarten through high school seniors announced the graduation of four Grant County students this month. This year’s class includes Jonathan Fitzgerald, Marcos Garcia Mejia, Lucius Hodge and Joshua Jakab. Of the 2024 graduates of the academy this year, 31% intend to […]
The board of trustees at a Massachusetts college voted unanimously this week to begin the process of closing due to persisting financial issues. Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, which was founded in 1900, has “faced significant financial headwinds” in recent years and will soon close its doors. “We know this news will come as a […]
Ukraine is going to sign a security pact with the European Union, the country’s president Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Thursday. Zelensky said the agreement was an important step towards Ukraine’s “historic goal of peace and prosperity” in the EU in a post on X, ahead of his arrival to an EU leaders’ summit in Brussels. […]
(Reuters) -Walgreens Boots Alliance on Thursday cut its profit forecast for fiscal year 2024 and said it would close more underperforming U.S. stores as weak consumer spending hurts its retail operations. Shares of the Illinois-based company fell more than 15% in premarket trading, after having declined 40% for the year so far. Without specifying the […]
President Joe Biden said Wednesday he will use clemency authority to pardon former service members who were convicted of crimes because of their sexual orientations or gender identities. Biden will issue a proclamation pardoning veterans who were convicted under a provision of the Uniform Code of Military Justice prohibiting gay sex, senior administration officials said […]