Articles Tagged: Manufacturing

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Italian confectioner Ferrero said Wednesday it will acquire Le Mars-based Wells Enterprises, one of the largest U.S. ice cream makers including Blue Bunny, in a deal that will broaden both companies’ offerings.

Unverferth Manufacturing said Tuesday it is nearing completion of a 75,000-square-foot plant expansion at its Shell Rock facility.

Things are good for business in Iowa, Iowa Business Council Executive Director Joe Murphy said. But we better be prepared for some potential hurdles on the horizon.

Women Lead Change has begun a six-week program to provide leadership development for new managers -- women and men -- in manufacturing.

Chauffers, Teamsters and Helpers Local 238 Secretary-Treasurer Jesse Case, in a message posted to the union’s Facebook page on Monday, said the employees of the King’s Ready Mix division of King’s Material in Cedar Rapids have called a strike to earn “a livable wage.”

Sixty percent of Iowa business leaders still say they believe sales will grow in this year’s second quarter, according to a survey from the Iowa Association of Business and Industry -- but that’s a drop from 76 pecent who expressed such confidence for 2022’s first three months.

The Iowa Development Authority and the Governor’s Office awarded $20 million in Manufacturing 4.0 Workforce Innovation grants to 46 companies in Iowa.

Deere and Co. and Archer-Daniels-Midland shuttered operations in Ukraine after Russia launched a full offensive into Ukraine this past week.

A labor strike that began last week at a Davenport defense contractor supplier will continue for at least another week, union leaders said.

About 365 union employees of Eaton-Cobham Mission Systems in Davenport went on strike at 12:01 a.m. Friday after those workers voted not to ratify the company's contract offer.

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy plans to eliminate positions in Iowa and Kansas because of a reduction in orders for commercial wind turbines.

For the second year in a row, Cedar Ridge Distillery in Swisher outsold legacy whiskey brands — some 100 other brands — to become the No. 1 selling 750 ml bourbon in the state of Iowa.

Construction subcontractor Kinzler Construction Services announced Wednesday it had acquired overhead door company WD Door. Both are based in Ankeny and have locations in Cedar Rapids.

Truck drivers around the nation are seeing pay increases in the tens of thousands, and students are being offered six-figure salaries when they finish training programs.