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New beef processing plant planned for southwest Iowa

Radio Iowa: A massive, “COVID-friendly” beef processing facility is planned for southwest Iowa that promises to create hundreds of jobs and boost the region’s economy by more than a billion dollars a year. Project developer Chad …

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Winnebago sees big turnaround in third-quarter income

Radio Iowa: Winnebago Industries reported third-quarter net income of $71.3 million, rebounding from a net loss of $12.4 million in the year-ago quarter that was affected by the start of the pandemic. Winnebago CEO Michael Happe said …

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Council advances plans for $109M FedEx distribution center in Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Cedar Rapids City Council on Tuesday approved the city’s standard tax incentives for FedEx to build a massive $108.6 million warehouse and distribution center that will create 434 mostly part-time jobs — …

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Analysis ranks cities where manufacturing is thriving

An analysis of nearly 300 U.S. cities places Elkhart, Ind., as the top city where U.S. manufacturing is thriving, according to an analysis by AdvisorSmith Solutions Inc., a New York-based small business insurance firm. In 2019, the …

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Cedar Rapids City Council to consider $109M FedEx warehouse and distribution center

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Cedar Rapids City Council is slated Tuesday to consider financial incentives for an immense FedEx warehouse and distribution facility proposed for the city — a $108.6 million investment that would create 434 …

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Missouri River barge terminal officially opens near Blencoe

Sioux City Journal: The Port of Blencoe, which officially opened Wednesday, has already seen a few barges in and out of that stretch of the upper Missouri River for the first time in over 15 years. …

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Molding the future of plastics in Iowa

Chad Dielschneider can point out some highly automated plastic molding machines at Bruin Manufacturing in Marshalltown that have been tirelessly producing millions of plastic components on a nearly nonstop, 24-hour schedule since 1965. 

A 40-minute …

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JBS plant in Ottumwa still partially idled after ransomware attack

Des Moines Register: As one of the world’s largest meat suppliers resumed production today after a ransomware attack, its Ottumwa pork plant was still cutting some shifts. JBS SA canceled operations on the cutting room floor …

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Kemin breaks ground for $4.5M application solutions building

Kemin Industries Inc. on Tuesday celebrated the start of construction of the newest expansion to its Des Moines headquarters campus. The new facility, a $4.5 million investment by the global ingredients company, will provide a …

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Meat supplier JBS USA confirms weekend cyberattack

KCCI-TV: One of the major meat processing companies in Iowa suffered a cyberattack over the weekend. JBS USA confirmed the attack hit some of its North American and Australian IT systems Sunday. The company suspended all …