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Kemin forms new subsidiary in Russia

Kemin Industries has formed a new subsidiary in Russia where it will operate in the Special Economic Zone of Lipetsk, the Cultivation Corridor said in its newsletter. The facility, expected to be completed by spring 2017, will …

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Deere reports lower earnings on weak farm, construction markets

Deere & Co.’s first-quarter earnings reflected the continuing impact of the downturn in the global farm economy as well as weakness in construction equipment markets, the company said. The Moline, Ill.-based manufacturer reported net income…
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Elevate offers scholarships for manufacturing training

Elevate Advanced Manufacturing, a nonprofit initiative encouraging careers in manufacturing, is offering 15 scholarships of $500 each to Iowa high school seniors. The students must be  interested in studying a manufacturing-related career at one of…
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Deere completes purchase of Monosem

Deere & Co. announced today it has completed its acquisition of Monosem, the European market leader in precision planters. The purchase includes the company’s four facilities in France and two in the United States. The …

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How will Iowa be affected by market turmoil in China?

To shake things up this year, our newsroom brainstormed a list of key questions that we thought business people should know the answers to in order to do business better in 2016. Then we went…
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Electrical Power Products and Electro Management Corp. granted state incentives for Des Moines expansion

The Iowa Economic Development Authority granted $414,103 in high quality job tax credits for Des Moines-based Electrical Power Products Inc. and Electro Management Corp.’s planned $15 million manufacturing and shipping facility near Southwest 42nd Street …

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2016 Economic Forecast

We wanted to change things up a bit this year in our economic forecast issue. Typically, we have our staff talk to a few economists and put together a summary story that tries to give …

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2016 Economic Forecast: Threats

So, what indicators out there are keeping our industry experts and economists sleeping with one eye open? We wanted to hear what they are watching in 2016 and beyond. Here are 13 threats to the …

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2016 Economic Forecast: Leader forecast

This is the fifth year we’ve asked the same question to the same audience, and although it’s an unscientific survey, one clear trend emerges from it: Hesitant optimism over the past four years has certainly …

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2016 Economic Forecast: Survey responses

We asked: What will the impact be of the economy on your particular industry?

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Improve dramatically

Economic development is only possible on a large scale if we invest in quality of life in order to …