July 1, 2026

Webster City metal machining company is bought by Italian firm

An Italian-based company, Bonomi Group, is buying a factory in north-central Iowa. Perin Manufacturing Company is a precision machining manufacturer located in Webster City. The company specializes in the high-precision machining of turned and machined metal components. Bonomi Group officials said the purchase serves as a strategic move by the company to produce precision parts […] View Full Story

Iowa companies part of proposed egg fixing settlement

The U.S. Justice Department has proposed a settlement with the nation’s largest egg producers who allegedly conspired to fix prices between June of 2022 and March 2025. The settlement involves Versova Management Cooperative, which manages egg farms in Iowa, Cal-Maine Foods of Delaware, and Hickman’s eggs in Arizona. The companies will donate 50 million eggs […] View Full Story

UI math professor wins global acclaim and part of a $1M prize

A University of Iowa professor of mathematical sciences who’s retiring today is being awarded what’s considered the Nobel Prize for his field, after spending decades helping to build one of the most influential tools in modern statistics. Luke Tierney started work in the 1990s on the statistical computing platform — known only by the letter […] View Full Story

Heat wave conditions to ease; early-Summer warmth, near seasonal rainfall to wind-down for some

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for hotter-than-normal weather nationwide, except for near-normal temperatures along the Pacific Coast. Meanwhile, drier-than-normal conditions in parts of the Great Basin and Intermountain West should contrast with near- or above-normal rainfall across the remainder of the U.S. Large sections of the South, East, and lower Midwest will […] The post Heat wave conditions to ease; early-Summer warmth, near seasonal rainfall to wind-down for some appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Under new law, Iowa to offer ’emeritus’ licenses to doctors

A new law that goes into effect today establishes a new “emeritus” license for Iowa physicians. “The vision for this license is to keep physicians practicing in the state of Iowa who are kind of reaching the end of their career, to serve in teaching roles,” said Dr. Lillian Erdahl, an Iowa City surgeon who […] View Full Story