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Iowa
products are an integral part of our every day lives. The windows
through which you watched the sunrise may have been produced in
Pella. The washer and dryer you do your laundry in may have been
made in Newton. Virtually all of the world’s airlines fly with
Rockwell Collins avionics equipment, which is headquartered in Cedar
Rapids.
The
manufacturers who call Iowa home provide one of the largest single
source of personal income for Iowans. Iowa's manufacturing industry
employed more than 261,000 people in 1999, nearly 29% of the state's
payroll employment. Iowa’s manufacturing export growth levels
continue to grow. This decade has seen a 59% increase ($4.2 billion
just in 1999), this trend will likely continue.
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