The cut comes at a time when Iowa also is being buffeted by big layoffs at Wells Fargo & Co. and the former Aviva USA insurance company, now known as Athene. The Iowa unemployment rate increased to 4.9 percent in August from 4.8 percent in July, but it remains one of the lowest in the U.S.

via Blue Bunny ice cream manufacturer to lay off 58 workers | The Des Moines Register | desmoinesregister.com.

Memo to Blue Bell and Braum’s:

Bigger is not always better.