Ottumwa, John Deere

John Deere announces additional layoffs at Ottumwa plant
John Deere has announced another round of layoffs at its Ottumwa, Iowa plant. In a statement to Brownfield, the company says approximately 75 production employees will be placed on indefinite layoff effective February 7th.
Poor farm economy leads to additional John Deere layoffs at Ottumwa plant
John Deere continues to cut jobs, this time in Ottumwa, as the farm economy struggles and the company's profit outlook declines.
John Deere laying off 75 employees at Ottumwa plant in early 2025
John Deere Ottumwa Works has announced a mass layoff that will affect 75 employees at its facility.Employees were notified on Monday and will go into effect on
Dozens to be laid off at John Deere’s Ottumwa plant
John Deere has notified state officials it will lay off 75 workers from its Ottumwa plant next month. Last year, Deere offered early retirement to over 100 employees at the Ottumwa facility and, in November,
Deere lays off another 75 workers at Ottumwa plant
Monday was also the first day out of a job for 112 workers at John Deere Waterloo Works after the layoffs announced in December.
Deere Ottumwa Works to lay off 75 employees
John Deere said the Ottumwa plant currently employs around 575 workers. In 2024, many workers for the agriculture company across the state were laid off, including locations in Des Moines, Ankeny, Waterloo, Urbandale, Davenport, Dubuque and Johnston. In 2024, over 1,600 Iowa John Deere employees were told they were going to be laid off.
OTTUMWA -- Deere & Co. will lay off another 75 employees at its Ottumwa Works in February.
Monday was also the first day out of a job for 112 workers at John Deere Waterloo Works after layoffs were announced in December.
75 John Deere employees to be laid off in Ottumwa
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According to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN), 75 employees were notified Monday they will be laid off from John Deere Ottumwa Works. The layoff, which goes into effect February 7,
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