BLOOMFIELD, Ia.- Agricultural equipment manufacturer John Deere recently announced a round of upcoming layoffs that will affect around 610 production workers in plants located in Iowa and Illinois.  Those layoffs have been reported to be effective August 30th.  This follows the news announ...

BLOOMFIELD, Ia.- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig recently made a swing through southeast Iowa as part of his annual visit to all 99 counties.  On Monday afternoon he stopped off in Davis County to tour M3 Fabrication in Bloomfield, a contract manufacturer that fabricates and powder coat...