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On Leadership: No perfect moment: Starting and sustaining organizational change

Earlier in my career, I was hired to lead a turnaround. From day one it was clear the organization needed change. The board had one set of ideas, the leadership team another and the staff yet more opinions. Everyone agreed change was necessary but everyone also had a reason why now was not the time….

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Cemen Tech expects to double growth in next 5 years

No industry is set in stone.  Indianola-based Cemen Tech has been shaking up – or vibrating – the cement and concrete industry with its volumetric mixer trucks.  Roads, bridges, buildings, parking lots and sidewalks are critical infrastructure often built of concrete. Second only to water, concrete is the most highly used building material. About 4.2…

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From sheep barn to $1.4B global innovator: How Iowa’s Kemin Industries built a multigenerational science business

Molecules are the building blocks of life and are the foundation of a multigenerational Iowa manufacturing business.  Des Moines-based Kemin Industries is a $1.4 billion ingredient supplier run by the founding family’s second generation, who have gamed out a detailed succession plan. Globally, the company employs 4,000 people, with 800 of those in Central Iowa…

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Manufacturing Forecast panelists address impact of tariffs on Iowa manufacturers

The Business Record recently hosted its annual Manufacturing Forecast event, which focused this year on economic uncertainty and tariffs. Four manufacturing and economy experts served as panelists to answer questions about the current state and outlook for the manufacturing industry in Iowa.  Manufacturing makes up 17% of Iowa’s GDP at $35 billion annually. Uncertainty due…

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Business Record 9-26-25

Cover Story: From sheep barn to $1.4B global innovator: How Iowa’s Kemin Industries built a multigenerational science business Focus: Made in Iowa Read the issue

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ABI holding RV tour to recognize Manufacturing Month

The Iowa Association of Business and Industry is holding an RV tour of manufacturers across Iowa Oct. 3-14 as part of its manufacturing careers awareness initiative Elevate Iowa. The Elevate Iowa Manufacturing Tour will begin in Des Moines with Gov. Kim Reynolds signing a proclamation recognizing October as Manufacturing Month in Iowa. The tour will stop at manufacturing companies,…

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Iowa State University to host Healthcare Management Summit

The Iowa State University Ivy College of Business, in partnership with the the Iowa chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives, will host a Health care Management Summit Nov. 12 from 4:30-8 p.m. The event will feature a keynote address by David Stark, chief of government affairs and philanthropy at UnityPoint Health, and a…

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