The 26 hundred person facility. Johnston mayor Paula Dierenfeld says the company in johnston expects to hover around that 26hundred employee level in the shortterm. And while there may be some layoffs still, she believes the Research Focus johnston is getting from dowdupont will create more jobs in the future. 1 55 50 as they work through this merger theres going to be a little shakeout, and we can probably expect those numbers to decline a little bit. And well see some more loss of jobs in the short term, but over the long term, we believe because theyll continue to do their Research Activities here in johnston, the employment numbers will go back up again and maybe even be higher than what we have currently. 01 23 dupont began reducing its Global Workforce by 10 percent back in december as part of its merger agreement with dow. So far, thats resulted in about 175 jobs lost at pioneer in johnston, but the company says most of its layoffs are complete. Thank you reid. While officials i
Her community. Maybe not the flashy headquarters title she was hoping for. But she says the practical benefits are still there, with hope for growth down the road. 1 55 50 but over the long term, we believe because theyll continue to do their Research Activities here in johnston, the employment numbers will go back up again and maybe even be higher than what we have currently. Now mayor dierenfeld tells us in the short term, as the companies transition into the merger, we may see some more layoffs out of johnston. But she says the company is confident itll hover around that 26 hundred employee number its at right now. And down the road, could grow even larger. But not everyone sees this a positive move. Stephanie moore joins us from the State Capitol with reaction from lawmakers, steph the deal has all the bells and whistles for dupont but some of iowas democratic lawmakers feel at least part of the money could have been allocated differently. The deal breaks down the 16 for Research T
Later this year. Two giant Chemical Companies dow and dupont are expected to merge. Combined, the new Dowdupont Company will be worth 130 billion. The Massive Company will spin off into three Smaller Companies one focused entirely on agriculture. Iowa leaders had hoped that company would be headquartered in johnston. Home of pioneer. Channel 13s Reid Chandler has been following this story and joins us now. Reid, today we learned johnston will not get the headquarters for this new ag company, but leaders are still praising the deal theyve reached . Theyre calling it a victory. New ag spinoffs headquarters, but it will be called the Global Business center for the ag company. And the state of iowa is giving dow dupont over 17 Million Dollars to retain research and Development Jobs here in johnston. 5 09 46 you know, we have been named the Global Business center for the seed and the biotech business of the nene merged company. So thats what we really want to be, thats what our strength is.
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Lets head down to meteorologist megan salois at the Science Center of iowa. Ad lib wx quick overnight snow fell in Northern Iowa with totals ranging from 1 in ames to as much as 4 in fort dodge. The highest totals fell in northeast iowa with 5 in spots there. The weather will be mostly cloudy and windy the remainder of the afternoon. Temperatures will be chilly in the upper 20s and low 30s. Call it march madness. Seven states. And hundreds of delegates up for grabs. Voters are already taking to the polls this super tuesday. The most crucial day of the election, so far. Heres a live look at a polling place at a Price Chopper Grocery Store in massachusetts where voters are now casting their votes. Hillary clinton is looking at winning every state except senator Bernie Sanders home state of vermont. On the republican side, all eyes are on texas. The only state cruz leads in the polling over donald trump. Tracie potts has a look at what we can expect. Senator Bernie Sanders. Nat sot yeah,