CEDAR RAPIDS, IA—BAE Systems is investing more than $100 million to build a state-of-the-art electronics assembly and R&D lab here.

FOREST CITY, IA—Winnebago Industries Inc. announced Monday plans to move the manufacturing of its Class A diesel motorhomes here from Junction City, OR.

RED OAK, IA--H&H Trailers, a division of Novae Corp., is expanding its manufacturing operations to a facility here. Company officials say the expansion will add 50,000 square feet of production space to the company's current Iowa manufacturing footprint.

WEST BURLINGTON, IA—General Electric’s Industrial Solutions business is investing $7.4 million in its assembly plant here, creating 120 new jobs.

BURLINGTON, IA—CNH Industrial is investing $24 million to expand tractor production at its assembly plant here. This expansion will create approximately 50 full-time jobs.

"The Music Man” takes place in a Midwestern hamlet called River City. The town that it’s based on is Mason City, IA, and the river that flows through it is the Winnebago. If you follow that river a few miles west, you’ll end up in Forest City, which is home to another American classic: Winnebago motor homes.

LAKE MILLS, IA—Recreation vehicle manufacturer Winnebago Industries Inc. plans to expand its assembly plant here.

NEWTON, IA—Workers at a wind turbine blade manufacturing plant here are seeking to join a union citing concerns over safety and workplace conditions.