Iron Range to the Farm Field Part 2
Over four weeks readers can follow the Kinze 3600 planter from Minnesota pit mines to Indiana mills and warehouses, then to Kinze Manufacturing in Williamsburg and finally a Iowa farm field through print and online features.
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Indiana
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Williamsburg
Iowa
Time is money on Great Lakes as shiploads move
Shippers rush with spring thaw on Lake Superior as the 1976 built Joseph L. Block arrives at Two Harbors Minnesota. The 728 foot vessel carries 37 200 tons and takes 6 1 2 hours to load. The ArcelorMittal Minorca Mine near Virginia Minnesota exports 9 000 tons daily of taconite pellets.
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Lake Superior
Great Lakes
Joseph L. Block
Minn
Duluth
ArcelorMittal Minorca
Virginia
Burns Harbor
Ind
How steel is pickled before shipping to Iowa plant
The Gazette reports on the steel production process detailing how material is pickled to remove scale before being sent to a manufacturer in Iowa. The piece highlights industrial steps, quality control, and regional supply chain implications.
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Thegazette.com
Iowa
Nursing homes fined for wandering residents in Iowa
Two Eastern Iowa facilities faced 17000 in combined fines after residents wandered off, one leaving at night and getting a bloody nose, another riding with a stranger to a nearby business. Both violations rated level J on the federal scale, signaling risk of immediate harm. Dave Werning of the IA DOIA notes fines reflect deficiency severity while wandering remains a challenging safety issue. Randi Roggentien of Rose Haven describes new security keypad systems installed at the Marengo home.
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Alzheimer’s Association
Iowa
Dave Werning
Randi Roggentien
Rose Haven Nursing Home
Marengo
Edberg family faces first Medicaid managed care switch
The Edberg family in Dubuque marks May 1 as their son Colin’s coverage starts with AmeriHealth Caritas Iowa under Iowa’s three MCOs. Colin, 13, lives at Hills and Dales with developmental and physical disabilities and has over a dozen providers. Jeff Edberg chose the MCO based on his son’s primary care doctor and Hills and Dales, after initial mismatch with AmeriGroup.
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AmeriHealth Caritas Iowa
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Dubuque
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