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Pella Corp. hires new chief marketing officer

  Emily Videtto

Pella Corp., a leading manufacturer and designer of windows, doors and between-the-glass blinds and shades, has hired Emily Videtto as chief marketing officer. Videtto was most recently vice president of residential marketing …

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Activist fund pushes Rockwell Collins to reconsider B/E deal

Bloomberg: Rockwell Collins Inc. is under pressure from activist fund Starboard Value LP to reconsider its $6.4 billion purchase of B/E Aerospace Inc. and instead explore alternative options, including selling itself, according to people familiar with …

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Mega industrial park planned for Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids Gazette: A major industrial park under development on the southwest edge of Cedar Rapids — a first of its kind for Iowa — is expected to give the state a better shot at recruiting …

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Deere earnings down; company sees ag downturn nearing end

Cedar Valley Business Monthly: Deere & Co. quarterly earnings declined for the 11th consecutive quarter over the previous year and the company recorded its lowest year-end operating profit since 2009. However, company officials said, there are …

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Osage’s Fox River Mills sold to Dallas firm

Mason City Globe Gazette: A private equity firm from Dallas has purchased Fox River Mills Inc. in Osage, the company announced to employees Tuesday. Fox River Mills was founded in 1900 and manufactures knitted socks and …

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Winnebago completes acquisition of Grand Design RV

Winnebago Industries Inc. today announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Grand Design RV LLC, a manufacturer of towable recreation vehicles based in Middlebury, Ind., for approximately $500 million in cash and …

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Arconic lands multiyear, $1B Airbus contract

Quad-City Times: Arconic has received a multiyear, $1 billion contract with Airbus that will get a huge assist from new manufacturing equipment being installed at Arconic Davenport Works. Arconic is the new company created when Alcoa …

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Pella Corp. acquires Duratherm Windows

Pella Corp. today announced it has acquired Duratherm Windows Corp., a leading manufacturer of hardwood doors and windows based in Maine. The two privately owned companies did not disclose the financial terms of the deal. …

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Deere extends, expands exclusive contract with UnityPoint Health

West Des Moines-based UnityPoint Health announced that Deere & Co. has selected it as the exclusive hospital network for Deere & Co. employees and retirees who access the Deere Premier health care provider network in …

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Davenport Works celebrates new Arconic name

Quad-City Times: After 68 years in Iowa, the Alcoa name disappeared from the Quad Cities and was replaced today by Arconic. In a ceremony befitting of a new company, the Alcoa plant in Riverdale assumed its …