$300M Eddyville facility to be first of its kind in US
8 Jun 2021
EDDYVILLE — A $300 million facility in Eddyville will have the ability to save up to 93% of greenhouse gas emissions.
Cargill and HELM are entering a joint venture, Qore, to help leading brands replace fossil-based chemistries with bio-based intermediates, which will enable them to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Qore will focus on producing QIRA, a next-generation 1,4-butanediol (BDO) that is made biologically through the fermentations of plant-based sugars.
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A cyberattack on JBS has impacted its operations locally, but union officials say the Ottumwa facility is still operational as of Tuesday.
The United Food and Commercial Workers Union represents more than 25,000 meatpacking workers at JBS facilities in Iowa, and nationwide. Company officials said the reported cyberattack against...
The Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) Foundation names Drew Conrad of Waterloo/Cedar Falls as the recipient of its annual Leadership for Iowa Award. The award honors a distinguished alumnus of the organization’s Leadership Iowa program who exemplifies outstanding leadership in his/her respective community and for the State of...
A Treasure is Lost
Mar 26 2021After 16 years as the face of the Ottumwa Area Chamber of Commerce and Partners in Progress, Brenda Sieren succumbed to her year-long battle with cancer March 25. “We’ve lost a treasure, there is no replacing someone as gifted as Brenda. We know everyone is grieving with us” says Shea...