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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 …

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Decline in oil prices feeds investments in factories

America’s energy rebirth is the gift that keeps on giving for the economy. But this year, it’s more about construction than drilling holes in the ground,Bloomberg reports.

 

Although the collapse in oil and gas …

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Presidential forum on manufacturing set for November

Presidential candidates will take questions from manufacturers and workers at Vermeer Corp.’s headquarters in Pella on Nov. 2. The bipartisan forum is being sponsored by Vermeer, the National Association of Manufacturers and Iowa Public Television, …

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Greater Des Moines exports reached record $1.4 billion in 2014

Greater Des Moines set a new trade record in 2014, according to data released today by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Goods exports from the Des Moines-West Des Moines area totaled $1.4 billion last year, …

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Elevate Iowa nominations open through Aug. 1

The Iowa Association of Business and Industry’s Elevate Iowa program is accepting nominations for the Legends in Iowa Manufacturing awards through Aug. 1. The awards dinner will be Sept. 29. Nominees may be key company leaders, past …