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MUSCATINE, Iowa (May 19, 2020) — Kent Corporation, headquartered in Muscatine,Iowa, is honored to have been selected as a 2020 US Best Managed Company. Sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, the US Best Managed Companies program is a mark of excellence worldwide and recognizes private-company success based on strategy, execution, culture and financials.
Continue readingMUSCATINE, Iowa (April 29, 2020) — In these uncertain times, Kent Corporation is working closely with local non-profit partners to address critical issues such as job loss and food insecurity, which is currently impacting so many of our friends and neighbors.
In collaboration with the Salvation Army, United Way and MCSA, beginning today, Wednesday, April 29, Kent Corporation’s in-house kitchen staff will prepare nearly 300 meals every Wednesday and Friday to be distributed to food-insecure families and individuals in its hometown of Muscatine, Iowa.
Continue readingThe Future Ready Iowa program seeks to teach Muscatine High School students
MUSCATINE, Iowa (February 24, 2020) — Kent Corporation is partnering with a group of Muscatine High School students through an Iowa clearinghouse for work-based learning project, part of Future Ready Iowa. The state-wide program seeks to connect students and employers through shared projects that give students professional experience.
“Kent is thrilled to be part of this work-based learning project with high school students in our home community,” said Carol Reynolds, Corporate Spokesperson for Kent Corporation. “It’s an opportunity for us to partner with youth and hopefully be a small part of exposing students to great jobs that exist not only across the state of Iowa, but right here in their hometown.”
Kent Corporation’s Enterprise Innovation team is working alongside Denise Hillman, a Vocational Education Instructional Coach at Muscatine High School (MHS). For the project, students will survey their classmates on their perceptions of plant-based meat alternatives.
Continue readingMUSCATINE, Iowa (February 13, 2020) — Kent Corporation hosted the Southeast Iowa FFA District’s 2020-2021 District Officer Candidate Interviews on Friday, February 7, 2020.
“We appreciate the facilities that Kent and GPC have provided for our use,” said Adam Crews, Southeast Iowa FFA District Advisor on Friday, February 7. “Bridging the gap between FFA and the agricultural industry is important. The use of the facilities today provides a professional setting where students can develop a vision of what a professional agricultural career would look like. Kent and GPC are showing they believe in the future of agriculture and support youth leadership in agriculture.”
Nearly 40 FFA (Future Farmers of America) members from across southeast Iowa participated in the interview process hosted at the Kent Conference Center located at 1600 Oregon St. in Muscatine, Iowa. Over a period of several hours, candidates completed an FFA knowledge test, a 7-on-1 personal interview, and a 10-minute round of 2-on-1 interviews.
Continue readingMUSCATINE, Iowa (January 29, 2020) — Kent Corporation’s CEO, Gage Kent, attended the signing of the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 as a guest of Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig.
Across the U.S., more than 43,000 manufacturers, employing two million Americans, export to these neighboring countries to the north and south. Kent Corporation has been an active proponent of the USMCA and supports those who have worked hard on behalf of producers, particularly those in Border States, the upper Midwest and New England area to help open important markets to their products.
“With the signing of the USMCA, farmers, meat, milk and egg producers and manufacturers will see new opportunities for growth and prosperity,” said Gage Kent, Chairman and CEO of Kent Corporation. “It is a modernized and balanced trade agreement between the United States, Canada and Mexico. This constructive and forward-looking agreement ensures America’s consumers, farmers, manufacturers, innovators, and service providers will have a new economic platform upon which to build a great future. President Trump, his administration and Congress are to be congratulated on putting forward this historic agreement.”
“It was exciting to be in Washington D.C. to witness President Trump sign the modernized USMCA,” said Secretary Naig. “U.S. farmers are benefiting from the Trump administration’s efforts to renegotiate unbalanced trade agreements. Under the new USMCA, Iowa farmers will gain greater access to our two largest export markets, which is great news heading into the 2020 planting season.”
Combined, Canada and Mexico purchase nearly half of U.S. global manufacturing goods including food and beverages, agriculture, machinery, and more. According to data from the National Association of Manufacturers, the U.S. exports more than $5.5 billion to Canada and Mexico. Additionally, Canada and Mexico represent Iowa’s closest trading partners, ranking as the top two destinations for exports, keeping the state globally competitive.
Mr. Kent is a member of the Board of Directors for the National Association of Manufacturers. With approximately 2,000 employees, Kent Corporation sees the signing of this agreement as a major win for the American worker.
About Kent Corporation
Kent Corporation, headquartered in Muscatine, Iowa (USA) is a diversified, family-owned corporation with operating subsidiaries involved in corn wet milling, the production of animal feeds, and the manufacture of food, beverage and pet products. Kent is led by third generation family member, Gage A. Kent. Kent serves customers across the world and employs approximately two thousand people in 40 locations across 20 states and seven countries.
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