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Event Sept. 30: May, Bout, Everson to speak at ABI conference

The Iowa Association of Business and Industry’s Sept. 30 Advanced Manufacturing Conference at the Prairie Meadows Events Center in Altoona will feature author and consultant Matthew May in a keynote address. May authored “In Pursuit…
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Event Sept. 29: Legends in Manufacturing dinner

Five Iowa manufacturing leaders will be recognized during an inaugural Legends in Manufacturing Awards dinner on Sept. 29. Elevate Iowa, an advanced manufacturing program of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry, will host the …

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Rockwell Collins to eliminate 500 positions

Rockwell Collins Inc. plans to eliminate 500 jobs nationwide in response to weakness in its business aviation market, which includes sales of executive jets and regional jets, Corridor Business Journal reported. The company is working on details …

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Interim Winnebago CEO to step down

Robert Olson, interim CEO for Winnebago Industries Inc., will step down Sept. 24, the Forest City company announced Thursday. Olson became interim CEO last month after CEO Randy Potts announced his retirement. If the CEO …

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Dee Zee to expand its Pleasant Hill manufacturing plant

Dee Zee Inc. will build a new 80,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Pleasant Hill, creating 150 new production jobs. The company faces growing demand for its truck accessories, it said in a news release. The new …

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Four Iowa manufacturers highlighted by CNN

CNN profiled four Iowa manufacturers as part of a look at how Iowa is helping sustain American manufacturing. The four companies profiled — Sioux City-based Jolly Time Pop Corn, Atlantic-based Atlantic Bottling Co., Marshalltown-based Fisher, …

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Quality Food Processors in Denison planning expansion

Denison-based Quality Food Processors said Monday it wants to invest $20 million to expand its bacon production plant, a project that could create 200 jobs, The Des Moines Register reports. The company, owned by a group of …

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Cultivating Iowa’s growth in bio-based plastics

Plastics are integral and ubiquitous in our everyday lives, from the interiors of our vehicles to our cellphones to the packaging for the products we purchase. Surprisingly, few plastics yet are  made with renewable materials …

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TDL Academy’s initial class graduates

The first class of students graduated this morning from the new Central Iowa Transportation, Distribution and Logistics (TDL) Academy. Seven men and five women completed the nine-week training course, which includes classroom instruction, worksite visits …

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Quad Cities Chamber launches manufacturing innovation hub

The Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce today announced the official launch of the Quad Cities Manufacturing Innovation Hub. The initiative will assist businesses by offering services such as operational assessments, registry in a regional catalog …