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Manufacturing association’s CEO Timmons outlines agenda during stop at Vermeer

During a visit to Vermer Corp. in Pella today, the leader of the National Association of Manufacturers unveiled plans for a new national multimillion-dollar capital campaign aimed at addressing the manufacturing industry’s growing workforce crisis. …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Jan 22, 2020
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Iowa Pork Producers consider possible threat from plant-based ‘Impossible Pork’

Radio Iowa: A plant-based product called Impossible Pork debuted at a trade show in Las Vegas this week, and officials with the Iowa Pork Producers Association are considering any potential threats. Just as the dairy industry …
By BPC Staff | Jan 22, 2020
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Collins Aerospace to divest GPS business in $1.9 billion deal

Collins Aerospace has agreed to sell its Military Global Positioning System business to BAE Systems PLC, the Corridor Business Journal reported. The $1.93 billion deal is intended to satisfy antitrust concerns related to the merger of its …
By BPC Staff | Jan 20, 2020
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Cemen Tech acquires U.K.-based Volumech

Indianola-based manufacturer Cemen Tech Inc., a global leader in volumetric concrete technology, has acquired Volumech Ltd., a British company based in Gloucester, England. Volumech currently provides replacement parts for several makes of volumetric mixers, site service and mixer refurbishments. …
By BPC Staff | Jan 17, 2020
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Kemin’s Guldenpfennig named Deloitte CFO of the Year

Tammi Guldenpfennig, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Des Moines-based Kemin Industries Inc., has been selected by the Business Record as the Deloitte CFO of the Year. 

The award will be presented to …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Jan 14, 2020
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Featherlite is sold; operations to remain in Cresco

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: Cresco’s trailer-making Featherlite company has been sold, along with two other trailer companies. The Exiss, Featherlite and Sooner brands have been acquired from Universal Trailer Corp. by a newly formed corporation, owned by …
By BPC Staff | Jan 10, 2020
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Iowa plant says it can make fossil-fuel-free steel by 2026

Des Moines Register: SSAB Americas says it will produce steel at its Iowa mill without using fossil fuels beginning in 2026, making it the first North American supplier to reach that goal. Key to the …
By BPC Staff | Dec 20, 2019
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Winnebago reports 19% bump in revenue, market share growth

Winnebago Industries Inc. today reported higher revenue for its fiscal 2020 first quarter. Revenue for the quarter ended Nov. 30 was $588.5 million, an increase of 19.2% compared with $493.6 million for the fiscal 2019 …
By BPC Staff | Dec 20, 2019
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After 2 years of trying, Cargill wins Cedar Rapids approval for rail yard

Cedar Rapids Gazette: After two years, multiple tries and bitter resistance, one of Cedar Rapids’ major employers — Cargill — has the green light to build a 12-track, 200-car rail yard that the company says will …
By BPC Staff | Dec 18, 2019
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Winnebago releases first corporate responsibility report

Winnebago Industries Inc. has released an inaugural corporate responsibility report that outlines the company’s progress in defining and achieving its environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals across the Winnebago, Grand Design RV, Chris-Craft and Newmar …
By BPC Staff | Dec 17, 2019