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Hydraulics component manufacturer Sauer-Danfoss Inc., which has a major plant in Ames, announced plans to invest more than $100 million during the next four years in factories, office facilities and new products for China.

President …

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. is poised to sign an agreement to sell 180,000 metric tons of soybeans to a Chinese food and supplement manufacturer, according to the Quad-City Times.

The Decatur, Ill.-based company announced the pending deal …

Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity announced its “It Starts at Home” capital campaign on Tuesday with a groundbreaking ceremony at its future location, 2200 E. Euclid Ave.

The 36,000-square- foot renovated facility is scheduled …

A group of Central Iowa women involved in architecture and urban design have founded a nonprofit organization dedicated to issues facing women in architecture.

Iowa Women in Architecture will hold an initial organizational meeting on …

David Kutcher has been appointed president of Alliant Energy Corp. subsidiary RMT Inc., a renewable energy contractor. Kutcher was RMT’s chief commercial officer before the appointment, and is a graduate of the University of Iowa …

Despite flooding and record-breaking heat, U.S. farmers are still projected to produce the third-largest corn crop on record, according to a report released Monday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Total U.S. corn production …

On Oct. 4, 10 major Greater Des Moines employers and

United Way of Central Iowa will host the Employee Volunteer Forum, an event designed for businesses seeking to develop or refresh their employee volunteer program. …

McGraw-Hill Cos. Inc. said today it plans to split into two public companies, with one holding its Standard & Poor’s ratings and index businesses and the other holding its textbook publishing units.

The move is …

Homesteaders Life Co. will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with a brief ceremony today at the site of the 2006 Healing Field of Central Iowa.

Homesteaders organized the Healing Field on the …

ISED (Institute for Social and Economic Development) Ventures of Des Moines was among 100 nonprofit organizations to receive grants under the Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs Act from the U. S. Small Business Administration.

ISED …