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Louisiana contractor wins $62M in Iowa fertilizer plant lawsuit

A federal jury has awarded a Louisiana mechanical contractor hired to help build a fertilizer plant in southeast Iowa $62.4 million after concluding the fertilizer plant’s general contractor defaulted on a contract, reports U.S. News & …

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Legends of Manufacturing winners honored

Elevate Advanced Manufacturing, a program of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry, recognized leaders in manufacturing during its fourth annual awards dinner this week. The honoree in the under-100-employee category is Tim Greene, owner …

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Department of Justice asks United Technologies to divest 2 Rockwell Collins divisions

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The U.S. Department of Justice will require United Technologies Corp. to divest two Rockwell Collins divisions before it gives the final approval to the merger. According to a statement released Monday night, UTC …

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Deere announces executive leadership changes

Deere & Co. today announced a series of changes to its leadership team in response to the planned retirement of a member of senior management later this year.

“We are taking this opportunity to realign …

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Elkhart Plastics buys Atlantic-based plastics operations

Adair-based Owner Revolution Inc. announced it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its two subsidiaries located in Atlantic, Iowa — Plastic Professionals Inc. and Connect-A-Dock Inc. — to Elkhart Plastics Inc. in Elkhart, Ind. …

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Hormel Foods adding 210 jobs, nearly doubling size of its Iowa plant

Des Moines Register: Hormel Foods Corp. plans to expand its Nevada, Iowa, plant and hire an additional 210 employees. Burke Marketing Corp., a subsidiary of Hormel, will add 200,000 square feet to its 225,000-square-foot facility, according …

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Tyson agrees to leave empty Iowa factory as new meat processor opens shop

Des Moines Register: Tyson Foods has officially left Cherokee, Iowa, after a yearslong standoff over an abandoned meat-processing plant there that had prompted city leaders to accuse the food giant of holding the town “hostage.” Iowa …

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Rockwell Collins to put real-time systems on Air Force tanker aircraft

Corridor Business Journal: Rockwell Collins of Cedar Rapids has been selected by the U.S. Air Force to advance the communications capabilities of its KC-135R fleet with the implementation of a Real Time Information in the Cockpit …

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N.E. Iowa high school approved for welding apprenticeship program

Radio Iowa: West Delaware High School in Manchester recently won approval for a welding program as part of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Registered Apprenticeship in Advanced Manufacturing. West Delaware will provide on-the-job learning in welding in …

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United Technologies reaches $14M settlement of foreign kickback, bribery case

Corridor Business Journal: The Securities and Exchange Commission said Connecticut-based United Technologies Corp. will pay $13.9 million to resolve charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by making illicit payments in its elevator and …

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