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processing equipment (down 0.9 percent). At the same time, the index for materials stepped up 0.7 percent, while construction supplies and business supplies increased 1.0 percent and 0.9 percent, respectively. Durable goods manufacturing edged up 0.1 percent in September and rose 3.7 percent from the year prior. In September, the largest monthly gain occurred in primary metals (up 1.6 percent). Meanwhile, nondurable goods manufacturing increased 0.4 percent in September but fell 1.1 percent from September 2025 as a gain in printing and support (up 1.9 percent) helped offset a loss in paper manufacturing (down 1.1 percent). Year-over-year, the larg- est gain occurred in computer and electronic products (up 9.5 percent), while other manufacturing experienced the largest loss (down 13.2 percent). Pratt’s Iowa Bet: A New Corrugated Plant In The Midwest Earlier this year, Pratt Industries announced its plans to invest in a new corrugated plant in Bondurant, Iowa. Ac- cording to corruga.expert , Bondurant represents more than another plant announcement. Corrugated packaging is freight-sensitive, and Iowa is already adding new box ca- pacity. A heavily equipped Pratt site could matter through shorter freight lanes, faster service, new converting capac- ity and tighter competition for skilled production labor.
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IEDA approved assistance on September 18, 2026 through the Business Incentives for Growth program, in- cluding $1.8 million in state tax credits. Twenty positions are tied to a qualifying wage of $35.11 per hour, or about $73,000 a year at 2,080 hours. The capital-per-job figures are analytical calculations from public data, not company productivity metrics. They do not establish automation level, rated output or return on capital. The real operational question is what more than $80 million of machinery will produce — and how much competitive pressure that output could add once the Bon- durant line starts running. Why Bondurant Matters For Corrugated
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