It will likely be some time before employees of the General Mills plant in southwest Cedar Rapids learn if they will be affected by job cuts announced Tuesday by the Minneapolis-based company.

Stocks closed mostly flat on Tuesday after volatility late in the session, with weakness in materials and energy shares offsetting strength in financials.

A woman walks past a closed-down travel agency plastered with concert posters in Madrid Monday May 21, 2012.

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U.S. stock futures are rising ahead of a report expected to signal further gains in housing, but a downgrade of Japan's credit rating sent an early shudder through the market.

The Minneapolis-based food company said it'll book $109 million in separation expenses as well as $13 million for the write-down of production equipment.

General Mills says it's cutting about 850 jobs as part of a plan to lower costs and boost efficiency.

Jenni Lynch, formerly Bayona's dining room manager, moved to Mondo as general manager when Susan Spicer opened the Lakefront eatery.

Russians prefer their Lay's potato chips dusted in caviar and crab flavors. The Chinese like their Oreos stuffed with mango and orange cream.

Colorado Rep. Jerry Sonnenberg talks with local agricultural producers Wednesday at the Crop Production Services building.

Kingston & Associates Marketing LLC recently expanded its direct import program and hired Yvonne Marpert as their new product manager for pineapples.

Housed in a renovated factory building on the Williamsburg waterfront, the Wythe Hotel marks the long-due maturation of the booming Brooklyn neighborhood.

Scotts Bluff County in the Nebraska Panhandle has joined the list of the state's "livestock friendly" counties.

The firm set an "underperform" rating and a $4.00 price target on the stock. Chiquita Brands International opened at 5.33 on Monday.

The Industrial market report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the Turkish Agriculture market at a national level.

New Zealand shares continued to fall in morning trade, extending a decline started in early May as Europe's sovereign debt crisis reignited in the wake of the Greek elections.

Twenty-5-year-old Rochelle Elizabeth Ripp was awarded the title on Saturday night.

With spring's warmer weather, there are seasonal foods you look forward to eating, the grill gets cleaned up and fired up after being stored for the wet winter, and you look forward to drinking a wider variety of wines with your meals.

THE Pinelands-based Biovac Institute which plans to shift its business model from vaccine distribution to vaccine production next year could be the big beneficiary of a change of shareholding at parent company, Litha Healthcare.

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