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Growth in air freight traffic pushes to capacity at DSM

Air freight traffic at the Des Moines International Airport has jumped 19% over the past year, and additional growth is anticipated with the arrival of Amazon Air last month, joining FedEx and UPS as air …

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Kacere joins Bâton Global as manufacturing adviser

Bâton Global announced that Kevin Kacere, former president and CEO of Insta-Pro International, has joined the consulting firm as an adviser, effective immediately. Kacere retired in April from Insta-Pro after 13 years with the Grimes-based manufacturer. He …

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Report: Female truck drivers reached all-time high of 7.8% of industry in 2020

The U.S. trucking industry moved 10.23 billion tons of freight in 2020, generating $732.3 billion in revenue, according to the latest edition of American Trucking Associations’ “American Trucking Trends 2021,” released last week. Trucking volume …

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IowaWORKS job fair in Newton for TPI workers attracts more than 130 employers

With hundreds of TPI Composite workers losing their jobs at year-end, dozens of Central Iowa employers are hoping to fill their own vacancies with skilled workers. More than 130 employers plan to participate in a …

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Deere reports strong Q4, year-end earnings; quarterly sales up 16%

A week after ratifying a new six-year labor contract with its workers following a five-week strike, Deere & Co. this morning reported net income of $1.28 billion for the fourth quarter ended Oct. 31. Fourth-quarter …

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Plans shelved for huge warehouse project in Woodward

KCCI-TV: A massive warehouse development on the edge of Woodward — often rumored to be but never confirmed as Amazon — has been quashed, the town’s mayor announced last week. The warehouse and distribution facility was …

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Deere offers workers relatively minor change in contract set for vote Wednesday

Des Moines Register: Striking Deere & Co. workers will decide this week whether a small tweak to their incentive plans is enough of a change to bring them back to work. Officials with the company and …

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Kemin Industries to break ground on $40M protein ingredient plant in Missouri

Kemin Industries announced it is breaking ground today on a new manufacturing site in southwestern Missouri to produce clean-label ingredients that are used in a variety of applications for the food technologies sector. Located in …

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Alro Steel plans new Cedar Rapids facility, 40 new jobs

Corridor Business Journal: A Michigan-based metals and plastics manufacturer is planning a $20 million office, warehouse and distribution facility in southwest Cedar Rapids that will bring an estimated 40 new jobs to the market. The new …

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HNI’s Lorenger, management team to receive Schmidt Iowa Business Leadership Award

Jeff Lorenger, chairman and CEO of HNI Corp., and the management team at the Muscatine-based company will be honored next week with the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business’ Oscar C. Schmidt Iowa Business Leadership …