URBANDALE, IA—Auto parts supplier Denso has opened a new assembly plant here. The facility makes cooling modules for agricultural and construction equipment.
NEW HAMPTON, IA—Two northern Iowa women were fired from their jobs at an automotive supplier’s assembly plant here for allegedly joking about “burning the Jews” inside a toy oven they were carrying.
PEOSTA, IA—Camoplast Solideal, which manufactures the undercarriage for John Deere agricultural equipment, has opened a $3.4 million expansion of its assembly plant here, creating 23 new jobs.
SIOUX CITY, IA—Sabre Industries celebrated completion of a $20 million assembly plant here, part of a multiphase expansion that is doubling the company’s workforce in the area. The manufacturer of large electrical and communication transmission equipment expects to add about 200 jobs.
BETTENDORF, IA—LEDS America is moving production of its LED-based light bulbs from China to a new $12 million assembly plant under construction here. The plant is expected to employ 130 to 150 people.
