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Oskaloosa fire hydrant maker among companies to receive IEDA awards

The Iowa Economic Development Authority approved awards Friday to three companies that will help create more than 360 jobs with more than $75 million in capital investment.

Here are summaries of the awards:

$1.15 million…
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State announces $2M in Manufacturing 4.0 funding

Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority announced the state will invest another $2 million in the Manufacturing 4.0 Technology Investment Program to enhance productivity, efficiency and competitiveness in Iowa’s largest industry, a …

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Cattlemen’s Heritage announces $150M investment in planned processing facility

Cattlemen’s Heritage Beef Co. today announced that Karis Capital, a private equity real estate company based in Naples, Fla., is investing $150 million in the company’s planned processing facility in Mills County. The investment will …

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Emory Industrial Services sells its Midwest division to Premium Plant Services

Emory Industrial Services Inc. has sold its Midwest division to Minnesota-based Premium Plant Services Inc. Emory specializes in a variety of industrial services, robotics services and dry ice manufacturing. This sale enables Emory to consolidate …

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ABI panel discussion focuses on innovation and technology

Iowa Association of Business and Industry President Mike Ralston moderates a panel discussion Thursday at the Gateway Hotel Conference Center in Ames. Panelists, seated left to right, were Mitchell Messmore, director of computer vision and …

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Fired in COVID-19 betting scandal, ex-managers at Iowa Tyson plant sue for incentive pay

Des Moines Register: Tyson Foods supervisors fired in a coronavirus betting pool scandal at the company’s Waterloo pork plant have sued the company, saying they are still owed incentive payments. In separate lawsuits, the five managers …

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Leader Q&A: How might a recession affect manufacturing?

The following is a Q&A with Mike Ralston, president of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry, about how the current economy is affecting manufacturing. 

What is the general outlook for the manufacturing industry in …

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English language learning grant program announced

A  new grant program has been announced that is designed to reduce language barriers in the workforce. According to a news release, the Iowa Language Learners Job Training Program, announced Wednesday, is designed to provide programs …

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SBA backs 15 Central Iowa loans for $8.4 million in September

The U.S. Small Business Administration backed 15 loans to Central Iowa businesses totaling $8,374,100 in September.

The loans will help those small businesses create 66 new jobs and retain 115 local jobs, according to data …

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Toolmaker Marshalltown acquires Wal-Board Tools

Central Iowa-based tool manufacturer Marshalltown has acquired Wallboard Tool, the Long Beach, Calif.-based drywall tools maker of the Wal-Board Tools brand. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The purchase, which will result in the …