Donnelle Eller

1 week ago | desmoinesregister.com | Donnelle Eller

An Iowa landowner's lawsuit challenging the Swampbuster law, which protects wetlands, is dismissed due to lack of standing. The judge ruled the landowner hasn't suffered actual harm and hasn't exhausted all administrative appeals. The landowner plans to appeal the decision. A northeast Iowa landowner has lost his challenge of the so-called federal Swampbuster law that requires farmers to protect wetlands or face losing critical safety-net farm supports.

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Donnelle Eller

Food and beverage giant PepsiCo says it has converted about 20 semi trucks in Iowa to new technology that enables them to run on mostly biodiesel to help the company meet its sustainability goals. The maker of Doritos, Pepsi and Cheetos said Thursday, May 29, it’s using engine systems developed by Pennsylvania-based Optimus Technologies to tap fuel that's 99% biodiesel and 1% diesel, called B99, instead of conventional diesel.

1 week ago | holaamericanews.com | Hola Iowa |Donnelle Eller

EspañolBy Donnelle Eller, Des Moines RegisterMeatpacking giant JBS USA plans to build a $135 million sausage processing plant that will eventually employ 500 people in Perry, the central Iowa town that lost nearly 1,300 jobs when competitor Tyson Foods closed its pork plant last year. JBS said Thursday, May 29, that the Brazilian company wants to build a 150,000–square-foot plant on about 90 acres next to Perry’s industrial park on its southeast side.

1 week ago | desmoinesregister.com | Donnelle Eller

Meatpacking giant JBS USA plans to build a $135 million sausage processing plant that will eventually employ 500 people in Perry, the central Iowa town that lost nearly 1,300 jobs when competitor Tyson Foods closed its pork plant last year. JBS said Thursday, May 29, that the Brazilian company wants to build a 150,000-square-foot plant on about 90 acres next to Perry’s industrial park on its southeast side.

2 weeks ago | desmoinesregister.com | Donnelle Eller

A new national contract for JBS workers includes the first pension plan offered by a meatpacking employer since 1986. The contract covers 26,000 workers at 14 JBS facilities and increases wages to an average of $23-$24 per hour. Additional benefits include paid sick time, increased vacation and leave, and safety committees at each plant.