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HNI Corp. net sales up 5.7 percent in second quarter

Muscatine-based HNI Corp. announced that consolidated net sales for the second quarter increased by $29.1 million, or 5.7 percent, to $543.6 million. The company said the net impact of closing and divesting small office furniture …

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United Technologies raises outlook as profit jumps

Wall Street Journal: United Technologies Corp. reported that second-quarter profit rose 42 percent, and it raised its full-year outlook as sales grew in all its major divisions. The Farmington, Conn., conglomerate said revenue growth was driven …

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Damaged by tornado, Lennox plans to rebuild in Marshalltown

Lennox International, one of Marshalltown’s largest employers, plans to rebuild after its facility took a direct hit from a destructive tornado Thursday, the Des Moines Register reported. In a statement Monday, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said …

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Vermeer employees return to work after Pella tornado

Despite several plant buildings sustaining structural damage from an EF-3 tornado outside of Pella last week, Vermeer Corp. employees are back at work to begin limited production, the Des Moines Register reports. Two manufacturing plants have significant …

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Tornado damage to major employers worries Marshalltown

Des Moines Register: Marshalltown faces some big questions as residents work to rebuild after Thursday’s tornado: The twister damaged two large employers — Lennox International and JBS Swift & Co. That means about 3,000 workers could …

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Storms smack Vermeer, Marshalltown and Bondurant

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Sukup Manufacturing loses its founder

Eugene Sukup, founder of innovative ag company Sukup Manufacturing in Sheffield, died earlier today, the company said in an announcement.

“Eugene will be remembered by his family and many friends, colleagues and members of the…
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Newton company ranks among top 50 promotional products distributors

The Vernon Co., a promotional products distributor based in Newton, was ranked No. 19 on Promo Marketing magazine’s Top 50 Distributors list for 2018. The company was also at No. 19 in the previous year’s list. …

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New York-based company approved for Cedar Rapids cannabis oil processing

The Iowa Department of Public Health has issued a notice of intent to license Iowa Relief LLC, which plans to grow and process cannabis oil in Cedar Rapids, the Corridor Business Journal reported. The firm’s parent …

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Polaris says it might move some motorcycle production from Iowa to Poland

Associated Press: Polaris Industries said Friday that it is considering moving some of its Iowa production of motorcycles out of the country because of European tariffs, just days after Harley-Davidson announced a similar move. A spokeswoman …