Manufacturing

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U.S. trucking firms see jump in tonnage hauled

U.S. trucking firms see jump in tonnage hauled     Freight tonnage hauled on America’s highways jumped into the fast lane in December, according to the American Trucking Association (ATA). The association’s seasonally adjusted For-Hire…
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Survey: Midwest manufacturers upbeat about economy

Survey: Midwest manufacturers upbeat about economy Manufacturing companies are more optimistic about the economy than their non-manufacturing counterparts, according to the newest National Economic Trends Survey. The survey of nearly 2,000 organizations reflects a more…
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Art’s Way Manufacturing ramps up production

Armstrong, Iowa-based Art’s Way Manufacturing Co. Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of agricultural machinery, equipment and services, is ramping up production to fill an order backlog of $21.8 million for fiscal year 2012, a 47 …

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Initiative to address Iowa’s manufacturing skills gap

Initiative to address Iowa’s manufacturing skills gap   By Joe Gardyasz   An estimated 5 percent of U.S. manufacturing positions go unfilled because companies can’t find workers with the necessary skills.   To address this…
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Whirlpool accuses rivals of ‘dumping’ washers

Whirlpool accuses rivals of ‘dumping’ washers Whirlpool Corp. today accused two South Korean rivals, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics, of dumping washing machines in the United States by selling them “at substantially less than fair…
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Positive signs for the economy

Positive signs for the economy Companies cranked out more goods in December and pending sales of existing homes jumped in November for a second month, pointing to a pickup in U.S. economic growth as 2011…
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Titan expands overseas

Titan expands overseas  Titan Machinery Inc. announced that it has closed on the previously announced acquisition of AgroExpert, which consists of two Case IH agriculture equipment dealerships located in Romania. North Dakota-based Titan Machinery has…
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Thesis Chemistry plans chemical biorefinery, headquarters move to Iowa


In 2007, Chris Forslund and his colleagues at Thesis Chemistry Inc. put the chemical manufacturer on a path toward developing its products using renewable non-food biomass rather than petroleum. That new strategy led the company …

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Big, bigger, biggest


Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations is literally raising the roof – and even lowering the floor – at its sprawling plant just north of Des Moines to make room for new equipment that will enable it …

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Industry Report: MANUFACTURING


A growing skills gap

An estimated 5 percent of manufacturing jobs – which equates to approximately 600,000 positions nationwide – are going unfilled due to a lack of qualified candidates, according to the 2011 Skills …