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Deere reports 9% sales decline for Q3, $600M FY2025 tariff costs
In its third quarter earnings call, Deere & Co. reported a 9% decline in net sales to $12.018 billion for the quarter. Interest rates were a challenge, according to company officials, and tariff costs increased …
Read MoreBioConnect Iowa CEO announces retirement
Steve Brody, president and CEO of BioConnect Iowa, announced Friday he will retire. He will remain involved during the transition period until a successor is appointed. BioConnect Iowa is the state’s public-private partnership for economic …
Read MoreIEDA supports $65M Mount Pleasant manufacturing expansion, new Keosauqua sports amenities
The Iowa Economic Development Authority Board approved awards for a manufacturing expansion in Mount Pleasant and a quality of life project in Keosauqua. At its meeting Friday, the IEDA board also awarded a grant for …
Read MoreJBS plans to buy new equipment, redesign Ankeny plant
JBS USA will purchase new equipment for a production facility it plans to buy in Ankeny and redesign and expand some areas of the plant, a company spokesman told the Business Record.
“The facility previously …
Read MoreBREAKING: Sale of former Wells Fargo downtown properties finalized
Polk County Health Department urges mosquito bite prevention
The Polk County Health Department is urging residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites as Iowa experiences high levels of West Nile virus activity in the pesky insects. Statewide mosquito surveillance by Iowa State University …
Read MoreSTEM Day returns to the state fair
The Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council at the Iowa Department of Education will hold its annual STEM Day at the Iowa State Fair on Sunday. Attendees will have the chance to experience dozens of hands-on …
Read MoreIowa selected for $40 million BioMADE biomanufacturing facility
BioMADE, a Department of Defense Manufacturing Innovation Institute, has selected Iowa to establish a bioindustrial manufacturing scale-up facility at Iowa State University’s (ISU) BioCentury Research Farm in Boone.
The 15,000-square-foot facility will include 5,000-liter and …
Read MoreCentral Iowa water authority lifts lawn watering restrictions
Central Iowa property owners can water their lawns with no restrictions, Central Iowa Water Works announced today.
The group’s Technical Committee voted unanimously to resume normal irrigation and lawn watering practices for the first time …
Read MoreGreater Des Moines hotels hit peak capacity in August
Hotels in the Greater Des Moines area have been full in August, thanks to an abundance of events, Catch Des Moines said in a news release.
On Saturday, Aug. 2, the metro reached an 96% …
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