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Kemin names new leader of Nutrisurance business

Des Moines-based global food ingredients company Kemin Industries has appointed Yannick Riou as president of Kemin Nutrisurance, its pet food and rendering technologies business unit. Riou will take over for David Raveyre, who is now group president at …

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Deere & Co. to lay off 57 from Davenport Works

Quad-City Times: More jobs are being cut from John Deere Davenport Works. According to a notification filed with the state of Iowa, Deere & Co. is laying off 57 workers from the Davenport facility. This comes …

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Kemin co-founders receive Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award

The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation recognized three individuals with its Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award during its annual meeting this week in Des Moines. Kemin Industries’ co-founders R.W. Nelson and his wife, Mary Nelson of …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Amazon warehouse reports show worker injuries

Amazon.com recently confirmed it’s locating a delivery station in Grimes and little doubt exists that it is building a fulfillment center in Bondurant. The two centers will likely create more than 1,400 new jobs with …

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Deere reports lower fourth-quarter net income; sales up 5% for 2019

Deere & Co. reported net income of $722 million for its fourth quarter ended Nov. 3, or $2.27 per share, compared with $785 million, or $2.42 per share, for the same quarter a year ago. For fiscal 2019, …

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Andringa inducted into equipment manufacturers hall of fame

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers has inducted Mary Andringa, chairman of Vermeer Corp., to the AEM Hall of Fame. The award recognizes individuals whose innovations, ideas and leadership have advanced the off-road equipment manufacturing industry and contributed …

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Helena Industries begins construction on Des Moines plant expansion

Helena Industries LLC is breaking ground on a 103,550-square-foot chemical formulation and packaging facility at its Des Moines plant, CropLife magazine reported. The new facility is part of a multiphase, multimillion-dollar development project, which upon completion …

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Cargill’s plan to build rail yard gains unanimous support from Cedar Rapids City Council

Cedar Rapids Gazette: After nearly two years of stops and starts, Cargill finally appears to have a lock on constructing a rail yard in a defiant southeast Cedar Rapids neighborhood. The Cedar Rapids City Council reversed …

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Poet will ‘pause production’ at Iowa plant that makes ethanol from corncobs, husks

Des Moines Register: Blaming the federal government for failing to support the industry, a South Dakota company said today that it will stop producing an environmentally friendly ethanol that’s made from corncobs, stalks and other crop …

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Sukup changes leadership lineup

Sukup Manufacturing Co. exec Charles Sukup will yield his posts as president and CEO to his brother, Steve Sukup, on Feb. 1. Charles Sukup, who has led the firm for 25 years, will remain chairman of the …