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Morrell closing ripples through local economy
SIOUX CITY -- John Morrell & Co. will cut about 1,450 positions when the company shutters its Sioux City pork plant in April. The closing also threatens dozens of other metro area positions, from factory workers who make boxes to package the meat to truckers who haul the finished products.
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Architect firm adds principal
FEH Associates announces the selection of Toi Sullivan as one of the firm's nine principal stockholders.
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Hospital foundation elects officers
The Floyd Valley Hospital Foundation elected offices at its recent annual meeting in Le Mars. They include: Bill Bomgaars, chair; Craig Bauerly, vice-chair; Randy Kroese, secretary; Larry Petersen, treasurer, and Mike Donlin, president.
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Briar Cliff to host 'sharks' contest
SIOUX CITY -- Area college students are invited to enter their business ideas in "Swimming with the Sharks," a Briar Cliff University competition loosely based on the popular reality ABC television program "Shark Tank."
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Two join Whispering Creek retirement community
Jerry McGill has been appointed executive director of the Whispering Creek Active Retirement Community, and Molly Fenton has joined the staff of the Sioux City facility as office manager.
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SHRM announces members
The Siouxland chapter of Society for Human Resource Management announces its 2010 executive board members.
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Iowa KidsNet hires area recruitor
Nicole Pedersen has been named Iowa KidsNet resource family recruiter for Northwest Iowa.
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Two join Yoga & Moore
Yoga & Moore, 3725 Hamilton Blvd., has added two new staff.
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Bank worker earns designation
Cari Gehling, personal trust relationship manager with Security National Bank's Wealth Management Department, recently earned the designation of Registered Paraplanner from the College of Financial Planning.
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Blood bank worker earns designation
Ellen Green, quality and regulatory specialist for the Siouxland Community Blood Bank, has completed requirements to be named an American Society for Quality-Certified Quality Auditor.
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Vendor: Don't give up on saving Morrell plant
SIOUX CITY -- A major John Morrell vendor is challenging local leaders to fight to keep the meatpacker in town.
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City, Journal partner on Morrell survey
The city is asking local residents and businesses for advice on how to proceed in the wake of John Morrell's decision to close its Sioux City plant.
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S.D.-based bank buying Iowa branches
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Great Western Bank says it is buying 10 F&M Bank-Iowa branches for $50 million cash.
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WITCC Foundation announces new board
The Foundation of Western Iowa Tech Community College has announced its officers and board members for 2010.
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Account rep receives Journal employee month award
Beth Birdsell has been named the Sioux City Journal's employee of the month for January.
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USD to host career fair
VERMILLION, S.D. -- The Career Development Center and School of Health Sciences at the University of South Dakota are co-sponsoring a Health Sciences Career Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday in the atrium of the Andrew E. Lee Memorial Medicine and Science Building.
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Morningside prof involved in Hispanic project
Lara Walker, visiting assistant professor of modern languages at Morningside College, participated in an ongoing project called Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage by preparing an early 20th-century text for its recent re-publication.
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HGM staffer gains engineer's license
Dean Dunn, a civil design engineer with HGM Associates' Omaha office, recently received his professional engineer's license.
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Pipeline oil to reach Siouxland in next few weeks
When their crews finished work on the first transcontinental railroad connection in 1869 in Utah, the big guys from the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific used a golden spike to mark the occasion.
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Area health center appoints new director
Dr. Delwyn L. "Del" Lassen of Sioux Center, Iowa has been named medical director at the Greater Sioux Community Health Center in Sioux Center. His appointment is effective April 1.
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Three gain IAAP designation
Three members of Sioux Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals recently achieved a Certified Professional Secretary, or CPS rating. They include Sue Conway of Tyson Foods, Georgia Dohrman of Sabre Towers and Poles and Brenda Lohse of Western Iowa Tech Comm…
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SCGO elects officers, board
The Sioux City Growth Organization, or SCGO, elected Beth Trejo as the organization's 2010 president. Trejo works at The Siouxland Chamber of Commerce.
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Burger King hires youth marketing coordinator
Leigh Turner has been appointed youth marketing coordinator for the Siouxland Burger King brand.
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Holub starts life coaching business
SIOUX CITY -- Linda M. Holub has started a new business called Life Coaching for Success.
Jan 31, 2010 | 12:00 am | Loading…
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