Business + Iowa Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 21, 2009
A federal judge dismissed dozens of immigration charges Thursday against the former manager of a kosher slaughterhouse, at the request of prosecutors who had already won a conviction on multiple counts of financial fraud. – Postville news
November 13, 2009
Postville Raid: Eighteen months have passed since immigration agents raided Agriprocessors Inc. meat plant, arrested nearly 400 workers, and sent the plant spiraling into bankruptcy. – On Thursday, the plant’s former vice president – Sholom Rubashkin – was found guilty of 86 of 91 counts of financial crimes. – Verdict brings closure to many in Postville
November 10, 2009
Affinity Credit Union has been awarded an Innovation Grant for nearly $40,000 from the National Credit Union Foundation to launch a prepaid reload card program specifically designed to serve area Hispanics.- Iowa
October 13, 2009
Iowa, U.S. gripped by trial in wake of historic immigrant raid – Postville raid aftermath
August 4, 2009
New Postville Book Blames Feds, Globalization for Town’s Collapse – “Postville, U.S.A.: Surviving Diversity in Small-Town America”
June 24, 2009
Interview with Christina Fernandez-Morrow, Latino Community Examiner
December 15, 2008
Latinos at highest risk for work-related fatalities in Iowa
December 10, 2008
Attention needed to prevent Hispanic worker deaths – Hispanic workers may be at higher risk for work-related death than other U.S. workers, a University of Iowa trauma investigator warns. “Iowa has many Hispanic workers, and they are doing jobs in industries like those highlighted in a recent national report,” said Murray Madsen, chief investigator Iowa Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (IA FACE) at the University of Iowa.
November 17, 2008
Iowans help credit unions reach Hispanics in Louisiana
October 15, 2008
About 40 people attended an organizational meeting Tuesday of the Greater Quad-Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
August 18, 2008
The largest single-site workplace raid in U.S. history may have cost a kosher slaughterhouse in Iowa nearly half its employees, but it’s been a boon to labor recruiters around the country.
August 12, 2008
Hy-Vee Inc. in West Des Moines is one of six national retailers that received the 2008 Hispanic Retail Excellence Award at the Hispanic 360 Summit in Miami at the end of July.
August 6, 2008
Iowa kosher meat plant Agriprocessors cited for violations of child labor laws – The Postville, Iowa, plant was the site of one of the largest immigration raids ever; 57 kids were involved.
July 27, 2008
After Postville, Iowa Raid, Immigrants Fuel Labor Inquiries – found more than 20 under-age workers, some as young as 13. – some worked shifts of 12 hours or more – six days a week
June 19, 2008
WKBF-AM radio sold to Hispanic broadcasters – Quad-Cities, Iowa/Illinois – La Jefa Latino Broadcasting
May 27, 2008
Miles away, Postville raid’s impact is still acute
May 14, 2008
Lieutenant Governor Patty Judge cites concern Postville plant will close – Iowa
May 13, 2008
Immigration raid: Town’s Hispanics shutter businesses, scatter – Postville, Iowa
Hundreds arrested in immigration raid at Postville plant – Iowa (largest in the history of state)
Immigration raid: Plant official is GOP contributor – Iowa
Immigration raid: biggest kosher meatpacker started by Jews in 1987 – Iowa
Immigration raid: Union fears action hurts probe – Iowa
October 26, 2007
Report says illegal workers not so hard on Iowa economy
August 1, 2007
Tailoring pitches to Hispanics pays off, businesses discover – Understanding the culture can be profitable. Content in Spanish makes some Iowans smile and others frown.
July 18, 2007
Area business leaders explore Latino recruitment strategies – Iowa
December 19, 2006
Marshalltown Business Slows After Raid – Iowa
December 11, 2006
Westrum uses Spanish skills to jump-start new business – Des Moines, Iowa
December 6, 2006
State policy must be more welcoming to immigrants if Iowa and two other Midwest states are to thrive economically – Nebraska y Minnesota
