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The Iowa Association of Business and Industry this week said it supports the passage of Trade Promotion Authority and authorization of new trade opportunities to promote job growth in Iowa. “Manufacturing plays a critical role in Iowa’s …
The Society for Human Resource Management and the Families and Work Institute have released a new toolkit to help employers add workplace flexibility to an industry often considered inflexible – manufacturing. “Workflex and Manufacturing Guide: …
Forest City-based Winnebago Industries Inc. announced it has entered into an agreement for 2015 for the sale of more than 500 motor homes to one of North America’s leading recreation vehicle rental companies, Apollo Motorhome …
Elevate Iowa is offering $7,500 in scholarships to Iowa high school students interested in studying a manufacturing-related career at one of Iowa’s 15 community colleges. “Manufacturing firms supply more than 208,000 jobs to Iowans,” said …
Winnebago Industries Inc. on Friday announced it will locate a new production facility in Waverly that will employ 70 full-time workers. The facility will be located in a 33,400-square-foot building in Waverly’s SW Business Park …
The Iowa Quality Center will recognize Firestone Farm Tires, a division of Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations for achieving Silver-level recognition as part of its Iowa Recognition of Performance Excellence program for the second time. Firestone …
Winnebago Industries Inc., one of the leading U.S. recreation vehicle manufacturers, has announced the installation of a $7 million state-of-the-art electro-deposition paint system in its motor home chassis prep facility in Forest City. “This new …
U.S. wholesale inventories rose 0.3 percent in January and sales dropped 3.1 percent, the largest decrease since March 2009, according to the U.S. Commerce Department, Reuters reported. At the present sales pace, it would take a little …
A majority of U.S. manufacturers oppose President Barack Obama’s budget proposal that would increase estate taxes on small and medium-sized businesses, according to the latest National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)/IndustryWeek Survey of Manufacturers. When asked …
New orders for factory goods fell in January, posting their sixth straight monthly decline, according to the U.S. Commerce Department, Reuters reported. Orders slipped 0.2 percent after a revised 3.5 percent decline in December. The department also …
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