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Ferrero agreed to buy Wells Enterprises of Le Mars, Iowa, the largest family-owned US ice cream maker, with Blue Bunny, Blue Ribbon Classics, Bomb Pop and Halo Top and plants in Iowa, Nevada and New York.

Ferrero-owned Wells Enterprises recalled 17,866 three-gallon tubs of ice cream and frozen yogurt in 22 flavours, shipped to 103 distribution centres, because pieces of plastic might be inside.

President Donald Trump announced in the Oval Office at 2 p.m. ET on 28 September 2026 that Mesabi Metallics will invest about $15 billion in a steel plant in Iowa, which the White House calls the largest of its kind in US history and the first mega steel plant built in the country since the 1960s. The plant is due to start producing steel in 2030. Its first phase is put at about 7.5 million tons a year with up to 6,000 construction jobs, rising to 10 million tons a year and at least 1,750 permanent jobs. It will run on iron ore from Mesabi's new mine at Nashwauk on Minnesota's Iron Range, and Iowa lawmakers have discussed tax incentives for a plant in Lee County in the state's southeast. The announcement came weeks before the November midterm elections, as Trump pointed to his 50% steel tariffs as the driver of new US steel investment.