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Goodwill seeks business partners for warehouse, packing, logistics training program

Due to rapid growth, Goodwill of Central Iowa is seeking outsourced work from local businesses for its Warehouse, Packing and Logistics Skills Training Program, which provides paid training opportunities for the program participants. Assembly services …
By BPC Staff | Mar 3, 2020
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CRST acquires final-mile logistics company NAL Group

Cedar Rapids-based CRST International Inc., one of the largest privately held transportation companies in the United States, today announced the acquisition of privately held NAL Group,  based in Edison, N.J. NAL Group, a final-mile logistics company, specializes in …
By BPC Staff | Mar 2, 2020
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Flexsteel contemplates moving some spring production overseas

Dubuque Telegraph Herald: Furniture maker Flexsteel Industries Inc. might soon move some production of a signature product overseas. President and CEO Jerry Dittmer said the company could begin manufacturing its “blue steel spring” in Mexico and …
By BPC Staff | Mar 2, 2020
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Allen to retire as Deere chairman; May to succeed

Deere & Co. announced today that Samuel Allen will retire as the company’s chairman of the board, effective May 1. He has been chairman for the past 10 years and has spent his entire 45-year …
By BPC Staff | Mar 2, 2020
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Deere laying off more Waterloo employees

Des Moines Register: Deere & Co. has announced layoffs in Waterloo, its fifth round of cuts at Iowa offices and plants since November. The company said today that Deere bosses told 42 workers in Waterloo they …
By BPC Staff | Feb 28, 2020
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Deere denies allegations that tractor design led to fire

Sioux Falls Argus Leader: Deere & Co. is denying that a design flaw led to catastrophic fires in one of its models. In its response to a lawsuit brought by three South Dakota farmers, Moline, Ill.-based …
By BPC Staff | Feb 27, 2020
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EFCO president named to NAM board of directors

The National Association of Manufacturers announced that Scott Walter, president and chief operating officer of EFCO Corp. in Des Moines, has been named to the NAM board of directors. Founded in 1895, NAM is the largest …
By BPC Staff | Feb 26, 2020
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Building a jack-of-all-trades rail transloading facility in Des Moines

Less than a year ago, Paul Cownie received a phone call from a longtime friend, Des Moines City Councilman Joe Gatto, asking if Cownie might be interested in taking ownership of a long-needed rail transloading …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Feb 20, 2020
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CIRAS releases support guidelines for corporations reacting to coronavirus

As coronavirus continues to make headlines, Iowa State University’s Center for Industrial Research and Service is releasing guidelines for businesses that have been affected or are planning their reaction to a disruption to business. CIRAS can provide …
By BPC Staff | Feb 20, 2020
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Pella Corp. to contribute $100,000 to ‘Creators Wanted’ campaign

Pella Corp., a window and door designer and manufacturer based in Pella, has pledged a $100,000 contribution to help jump-start the “Creators Wanted” campaign — a nationwide effort to reshape America’s perception of manufacturing and confront the …
By BPC Staff | Feb 18, 2020