Iowa Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Manufacturing=== [[Manufacturing]] is the largest sector of Iowa's economy, with $20.8 billion (21%) of Iowa's 2003 gross state product. Major manufacturing sectors include [[food processing]], heavy machinery, and [[agrochemical|agricultural chemicals]]. Sixteen percent of Iowa's workforce is dedicated to manufacturing.<ref name="iowalifechanging.com"/> Food processing is the largest component of manufacturing. Besides processed food, industrial outputs include machinery, electric equipment, chemical products, publishing, and primary metals. Companies with direct or indirect processing facilities in Iowa include [[ConAgra Foods]], [[Wells Dairy|Wells Blue Bunny]], [[Barilla Group|Barilla]], [[H. J. Heinz Company|Heinz]], Tone's Spices, [[General Mills]], and [[Quaker Oats]]. Meatpacker [[Tyson Foods]] has 11 locations, second only to its headquarter state Arkansas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tysonfoods.com/Our-Story/Locations.aspx|publisher=Tysonfoods.com|title=Our story-locations|access-date=July 16, 2014|archive-date=July 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704071233/http://www.tysonfoods.com/Our-Story/Locations.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> Major non-food manufacturing firms with production facilities in Iowa include [[3M]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/plant-locations-us/|title=3M Plant Locations β United States|website=3m.com|access-date=April 20, 2020|archive-date=April 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418103307/https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/plant-locations-us/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Arconic]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://qctimes.com/business/alcoa-davenport-works-to-become-arconic/article_3b7a9d95-ee4e-517a-a7a6-40ed8465df72.html|title=Alcoa Davenport Works to become Arconic|last=DeWitt|first=Jennifer|website=The Quad-City Times|date=March 15, 2016 |access-date=April 20, 2020|archive-date=June 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611144439/https://qctimes.com/business/alcoa-davenport-works-to-become-arconic/article_3b7a9d95-ee4e-517a-a7a6-40ed8465df72.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Amana Corporation]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/business/whirlpool-amana-plant-remaining-closed-after-more-positive-coronavirus-tests-20200330|title=Whirlpool Amana plant remaining closed after more positive coronavirus tests|last=Friestad|first=Thomas|website=The Gazette|access-date=April 20, 2020|archive-date=April 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402063755/https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/business/whirlpool-amana-plant-remaining-closed-after-more-positive-coronavirus-tests-20200330|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Emerson Process Management|Emerson Electric]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emerson.com/en-us/automation/fisher|title=Fisher {{!}} Emerson US|website=Emerson.com|access-date=April 20, 2020|archive-date=April 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200405084251/https://www.emerson.com/en-us/automation/fisher|url-status=live}}</ref> [[The HON Company]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hon.com/why-hon/hon-showrooms/muscatine-hon-headquarters|title=Muscatine β HON Headquarters|date=October 11, 2016|website=HON Office Furniture|access-date=April 20, 2020|archive-date=June 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611131809/https://www.hon.com/why-hon/hon-showrooms/muscatine-hon-headquarters|url-status=live}}</ref> [[SSAB]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ssab.com/company/about-ssab/our-business/ssab-americas|title=SSAB Americas|website=SSAB|access-date=April 20, 2020|archive-date=May 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513190246/https://www.ssab.com/company/about-ssab/our-business/ssab-americas|url-status=live}}</ref> [[John Deere]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deere.com/en/connect-with-john-deere/visit-john-deere/factory-tours/|title=John Deere Factory Tours {{!}} John Deere US|website=Deere.com|access-date=April 20, 2020|archive-date=April 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417015859/https://www.deere.com/en/connect-with-john-deere/visit-john-deere/factory-tours/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Lennox International|Lennox Manufacturing]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lennox.com/about|title=ABOUT LENNOX|website=Lennox|access-date=April 20, 2020|archive-date=March 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200331070804/https://www.lennox.com/about|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Pella (company)|Pella Corporation]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whotv.com/news/iowa-icon-pete-kuypers-idea-changed-the-future-of-his-hometown/|title=IOWA ICON: Pete Kuyper's idea changed the future of his hometown.|date=February 15, 2012|website=whotv.com|access-date=April 20, 2020}}</ref> [[Procter & Gamble]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.pg.com/image/facility/pg-iowa-city-plant|title=P&G Iowa City Plant {{!}} P&G News {{!}} Events, Multimedia, Public Relations|website=news.pg.com|access-date=April 20, 2020|archive-date=May 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520210545/https://news.pg.com/image/facility/pg-iowa-city-plant|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Vermeer Company]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vermeer.com/na/about-us/our-locations?hl=en-US|title=Our Locations|website=Vermeer.com|access-date=April 20, 2020|archive-date=June 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611094758/https://www.vermeer.com/na/about-us/our-locations?hl=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Winnebago Industries]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://globegazette.com/news/local/winnebago-will-open-new-plant-outside-of-forest-city/article_a859554d-5cf4-5d06-a9b8-2eaf9538839c.html|title=Winnebago will open new plant outside of Forest City|last=Gazette|first=RAE YOST For The Globe|website=Globe Gazette {{!}} Mason City, Iowa {{!}} globegazette.com|date=March 26, 2015 |access-date=April 20, 2020|archive-date=June 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611144537/https://globegazette.com/news/local/winnebago-will-open-new-plant-outside-of-forest-city/article_a859554d-5cf4-5d06-a9b8-2eaf9538839c.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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