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Baker Group secures land for expansion to Ankeny

Des Moines-based mechanical contractor Baker Group has paid $3.4 million for about 20 acres of land in Ankeny where it plans a $22 million office and manufacturing plant. Baker Group’s 1600 Corporate Woods LLC paid …

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Baker Group secures land for expansion to Ankeny

Des Moines-based mechanical contractor Baker Group has paid $3.4 million for about 20 acres of land in Ankeny where it plans a $22 million office and manufacturing plant. Baker Group’s 1600 Corporate Woods LLC paid …

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West Des Moines company plans $11 million expansion

Innovative Injection Technologies would add 36 jobs at its facility in West Des Moines under terms of an incentive package the company is seeking with the city and state of Iowa. The West Des Moines …

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Troen named Iowa Distinguished Printer of the Year

 

Jon Troen, CEO of Des Moines-based Mittera Group, has been named the 2016 recipient of the Iowa Distinguished Printer of the Year Award by Printing Industries Midwest. The trade association represents graphic arts and …

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Funding available for minority advanced manufacturing projects

The U.S. Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency has announced a competitive solicitation for candidates interested in operating four new MBDA advanced manufacturing projects. MBDA will award four cooperative agreements totaling $5 million during …

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Deere sales, net income down in second quarter

Deere & Co.’s second-quarter net income was down sharply compared with its year-ago results, reflecting the continuing impact of the global farm economy and further weakness in the construction equipment industry, the company reported today. …

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Students to get hands-on manufacturing experience

A dozen Greater Des Moines junior high students will get an intense introduction to the world of manufacturing early next month, through a hands-on, on-site program developed by Albert Marasco, CEO of Summit Products Inc.…
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Ankeny approves development agreement for Baker Group project

Baker Group, a Des Moines-based construction contractor, plans to relocate 480 jobs to Ankeny, where it has proposed building a $22 million office and manufacturing plant, The Des Moines Register reported. The Ankeny City Council approved an …

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Van Meter Inc. names new president and CEO

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Van Meter Inc. announced that Lura McBride has been appointed president and CEO by the company’s board of directors. Based in Cedar Rapids, Van Meter is a nationwide distributor of electrical and …

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Hargens, Spiegel receive advanced manufacturing leadership awards

Roger Hargens, president and CEO of Ankeny-based AccuMold, received NACFAM’s Advanced Manufacturing Leadership Award at its Annual Conference dinner on April 28. Hargens was selected to receive the Advanced Manufacturing Leadership Award for a mid-size …