- U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and United States Trade Representative Michael Froman announced the appointment of 130 private-sector members to the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee (APAC) and six Agricultural Technical Advisory Committees (ATACs).
- Bayer CropScience, a chemical manufacturer of herbicides, insecticides, fungicides and other agricultural products, plans to invest $50 million into its production facility in Muskegon Charter Township.
- The former DuPont unit, Chemours, launches Wednesday as an independent corporation headquartered in downtown Wilmington’s DuPont Building.
- The Iowa State University Research Park (ISU RP) and Pella, Iowa, based Vermeer Corporation announced the groundbreaking on the Vermeer Applied Technology Hub to be located at 2710 South Loop Drive; a state of the art facility that will house offices, meeting spaces and a high bay space.