The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s Midwest Manufacturing Index increased 1 percent in February, to a seasonally adjusted level of 91.7. Revised data show the index was up 2.1 percent in January.…
When Canada was just establishing a Midwest consulate more than four decades ago, its focus “would have been all about selling Canadian widgets to Iowa, and that would have been about it,” said Martin Loken, …
Art’s Way Manufacturing Co. Inc. will release its first-quarter results on April 11.
The Armstrong, Iowa-based company will host a live conference call to review the results at 10 a.m. on April 12. Carrie Majeski, …
HNI Corp. will host its quarterly conference call for investors to discuss first-quarter results on April 19. The call will take place at 10 a.m.
To participate, dial (1 877) 512-9166 with a conference ID …
Iowa gained 1,929 manufacturing jobs between January 2011 and January 2012, according to the Iowa Manufacturers Register, an industrial directory published annually by Manufacturers’ News Inc. In the 2010-2011 survey period, the state saw a …
Manufacturing continued to expand in March, the 32nd consecutive month of growth, according to the according to the Institute of Supply Management, CNNMoney reported.
The Institute of Supply Management’s monthly index rose to 53.4 in …
The Greater Des Moines Partnership will host training sessions for exporters to learn how to use eCertify, a new state-of-the-art electronic program for completing certificates of origin. The new process replaces a paper-based system and …
Athena GTX, a Des Moines-based manufacturer of compact vital signs monitoring equipment, was recently awarded a $7.5 million contract by the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency to supply its equipment to the federal government.
The five-year …
Orders for U.S. durable goods rose in February as demand for automobiles, computers and capital equipment spurred the fourth monthly gain in the last five months, Bloomberg reported. Bookings for goods meant to last at …
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