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ABI Manufacturing Conference addresses automation, workforce, supply 

Iowa Economic Development Authority Director Debi Durham (left) moderates a panel of manufacturing leaders at the Iowa Association of Business and Industry’s annual manufacturing conference on Oct. 14 in Altoona. Panelists included (from middle left)…
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Manufacturing part of Ankeny’s ‘fabric and culture’

Site work is nearing completion on an expansion planned by Mrs. Clark’s Foods Inc., an Ankeny-based maker of salad dressings and barbeque sauces. The company plans on constructing a 90,000-square-foot building to accommodate an additional…
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Iowa needs more people, homes to attract more manufacturers

Editor’s note: This is the final part of a three-part series about the state of Iowa’s manufacturing sector. Part three covers what Iowa and its communities need to do to attract new companies to Iowa …

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ADR Axles official shares why company chose to build facility in Perry

Leaders of an Italian-based manufacturer had three key requirements for their first manufacturing facility in the U.S.: It needed to be close to customers; construction had to start quickly; and the area had to offer …

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JBS facility will ‘bring good jobs back to Perry’

Above: Site work is underway on a 110-acre parcel on which JBS USA plans to build a $135 million sausage production facility in the Perry Industrial Park. Construction is expected to be completed in late…
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Iowa’s ag manufacturers balance trade uncertainty with innovation, long-term planning

Editor’s note: This is part two of a three-part series about the state of Iowa’s manufacturing sector, covering the strong ties between manufacturing and agriculture. Part three, publishing Oct. 17, will cover what the state …

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Springfield Plastics launches annual fundraiser for cancer research

Springfield Plastics has launched its annual Drain for the Cure campaign to support cancer research, prevention and treatment at the John Stoddard Cancer Center in Des Moines as well as the Simmons Cancer Institute in …

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ABI kicks off manufacturing RV tour at Capitol, 3M

ABI President Nicole Crain (left) listens to comments from Trevor Larson (center). Photo by Gigi Wood

The Iowa Association of Business and Industry launched its seven-day RV tour of Iowa manufacturing facilities on Friday.

At …

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Manufacturing in Iowa ‘not hitting on all cylinders’

Editor’s note: This is part one of a three-part series about the state of Iowa’s manufacturing sector. Part one covers Iowa’s manufacturing economy and workforce. Part two, publishing Oct. 10, will cover the strong ties …

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Iowa manufacturing exports down 9.2%, $900M for year

For the second time in the past three months, the Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, an economic indicator for the nine-state region stretching from Minnesota to Arkansas, sank below growth neutral.

The Business Conditions …