Manufacturing

Shipments of goods also increased 0.5 percent in May. …

Dennis Murdock, CEO at Central Iowa Power Cooperative in Des Moines, is the new chairman of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry.  (ABI) board of directors. Other board members from Central Iowa are Frederick …

The U.S. manufacturing sector grew in June at its most sluggish rate in 18 months, as the pace of output, hiring and new orders all slowed, according to an an industry survey that was released …

The Chicago Fed measures hours worked in …

Drivers in Iowa had the nation’s fourth-lowest car repair costs on average in 2011, according to a report released by CarMD Corp.

Iowans paid about $289.91 on average for car repairs, or $177.32 for parts …

Ryan Companies US Inc. has started construction on a new facility for Toro Co. in Ankeny.

The 450,000-square-foot distribution center will employ about 20 people. Ryan Companies will build and own the building and lease …

Sauer-Danfoss Inc. announced yesterday it will reinstate quarterly cash dividend payments.

The Ames-based engineering and design company suspended payments in 2009 during the recession, according to a release.

The board of directors also approved a …

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that …

Leaders from the Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Co. are in Atlanta this week promoting Iowa’s wind energy industry.

Kathy Evert, president and CEO of the company, will be representing the group at the Windpower 2012 …