CNH Industrial - Thu May 30, 2019
CNH Industrial Hosts U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley at the Case Construction Equipment Burlington, Iowa, Plant
CNH Industrial hosted U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa at the Case manufacturing facility in Burlington, Iowa, on May 29. The visit included a tour of the plant and a roundtable discussion with employees to address the latest developments in the U.S....
Minnich Manufacturing - Tue April 09, 2019
Minnich Manufacturing Announces Top Dealers of 2018
Minnich Manufacturing, a leading manufacturer of concrete dowel pin drills, concrete vibrators and vibrator monitoring systems, has announced its top dealers of 2018 according to sales performance. Top Minnich dealers for 2018 include:Top Overall Dealer and Midwest Region Top Dealer: Logan Contractors Supply Inc....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 03, 2019
Iowa Interchange Redesign Handles Freight
A multifaceted, $350 million highway project will give Iowa its first turbine interchange while, according to planners, improving capacity and safety and reducing congestion and delays on a major crossroads for both Iowa and the rest of the nation....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Wed February 20, 2019
I-74 Bridge Links Illinois-Iowa 'Quad Cities'
A $1.2 billion bridge replacement is currently under way in a cooperative effort between the Iowa and Illinois Departments of Transportation. The I-74 Mississippi River Bridge project is part of an overall plan to improve the I-74 corridor from Moline, Ill., to Davenport, Iowa....
Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Wed February 06, 2019
Project Aims to Prevent Flood Disaster Repeat
Following devastating floods that inundated large parts of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 2008 and again in 2016, the city is now building a massive flood-control system along the Cedar River. City designers and engineers hope it will provide a permanent solution to protect residents and businesses from the river's wrath....
Encompass Health Corp. - Wed February 06, 2019
Work Starts on Iowa Hospital
Encompass Health Corp. announced Jan. 30 it will build its first inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Iowa. The 40-bed, freestanding hospital will be located near the southwest corner of Oakdale Boulevard and Coral Court in Coralville and is expected to begin serving patients in the second quarter of 2020....
Joe Barron – CEG Associate Editor - Wed December 26, 2018
'Farm-Born' Custom Made Products Celebrates 50 Years
Custom Made Products, a roller and scraper dealership and trucking company with 15 locations throughout Iowa, is celebrating its golden anniversary in 2018. Like many home-grown successes, the company started small....
Iowa DOT - Wed November 28, 2018
Iowa Project Finds Blue, White Lights Make Snowplows Safer
To make its snow plows more visible during blizzard conditions, the Iowa Department of Transportation embarked on legislatively approved pilot project three years ago to add rear facing blue and white lights to the already existing amber-colored lighting systems on about 200 of its snowplows in central Iowa....
CEG - Wed October 31, 2018
Star Equipment Celebrates 50 Years of Growth in Iowa
The Bowman family celebrated the 50th anniversary of Star Equipment Ltd. Sept. 29 with close to 500 friends, customers and vendors at the company headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa. The weather was cold and wet during the celebration, but Star Equipment was able to minimize its effects with tents, heaters and the use of the service shop....
DICA - Fri October 05, 2018
DICA Nominated for Iowa Legends in Manufacturing Award
DICA was recently nominated as Exporter of the Year by Midwest Partnerships as part of the Legends in Manufacturing event presented by the Iowa Association of Business and Industry. Midwest Partnerships is an economic development corporation serving Adair, Audubon, Greene and Guthrie counties in West Central Iowa....
