Manufacturing

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Outsourced manufacturing a security risk: report

The Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) has called for a new emphasis on U.S. goods today after two former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials released a report on emergency materials. 

Tom Ridge, the former …

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Rockwell Collins releases numbers

Rockwell Collins Inc. reported an increase of 5.1 percent in fiscal third-quarter profits over the same time last year, the company announced today.

Profits for the Cedar Rapids-based company increased from $158 million to $166 …

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A manufacturing index shows signs of renewed vigor

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said today that its gauge of manufacturing in New York state perked up in July after a sharp drop off the month before, though new orders shrank, Reuters …

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Trade deficit dropped from April to May

The United States imported less and increased exports in May, which resulted in a 3.8 percent drop in the trade deficit.  

The U.S. Commerce Department reported this morning that the trade deficit fell slightly, …

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Deere’s big leap

Many Central Iowa residents assume that Deere & Co. builds tractors at its John Deere Des Moines Works in Ankeny.

Actually, the manufacturing facility is much more specialized. The 455-acre campus serves as a hub …

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Manufacturing, auto sales up

After falling in March and April, new orders for manufactured goods increased 0.7 percent in May, according to data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Shipments of goods also increased 0.5 percent in May. …

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ABI announces local board members

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 …

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Manufacturing in the doldrums

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 …

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Manufacturing activity slumped in May

Manufacturing activity in a five-state region that includes Iowa dropped 1 percent in May, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, after rising 2.5 percent in April.

The Chicago Fed measures hours worked in …

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Car repairs in Iowa some of the cheapest

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 …