A handful of employees of Pella Corporation will be recognized next month for their efforts to promote programs that improve the well-being of their workplaces and communities.
Pella Corporation has agreed to conduct an investigation and clean-up of hazardous waste releases from its facility in Pella as the result of a settlement filed Monday by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Two of Pella’s major manufacturers have been recognized by the Wellness Council of Iowa for efforts and accomplishments in promoting health and wellness in the workplace.
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A week after a series of earthquakes devastated Port-au-Prince, five Haitian children finally found themselves in the arms of their adoptive parents last Tuesday night at the Pella Municipal Airport.
A support network of family and friends have rallied around the three Pella families who are trying to get their adopted children out of Port-au-Prince, Haiti; including support from the employer of one of the fathers.
Pella Corporation has been honored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy for efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficient products.
Pella Corporation is cutting over three dozen workers from an operations office in northwest Iowa. Pella Corporation spokeswoman Kathy Krafka-Harkema tells KNIA/KRLS News 37 full-time manufacturing positions are being cut from the corporation’s workforce in Sioux Center effective Friday. Krafka-Harkema adds that despite the cuts and the overall condition of the housing market, plans are to continue to operate all of the company’s facilities around the state, and says there are currently no cuts planned at the corporation’s headquarters in Pella.
A recently retired employee of Pella Corporation will be the featured speaker for the Pella Professional and Business Women’s Forum being held this week.