MT. PLEASANT, Iowa -- From baked goods to livestock shows, there are several contests to compete in to win a ribbon at the Iowa State Fair.

Thousands are handed out every year, and they’re made right here in Iowa.

The process is seamless.

"The printing starts at one area, they have buttons that are printed in another area, and the tops are sewn by the girls in a different area," Staats Awards General Manager Lori White explains.

Because the final product is important.

"What these girls are doing, they’re assembling the rosettes for the Iowa State Fair," White said.

In fact, Staats Awards in Mt. Pleasant is in charge of assembling all the ribbons for the Iowa State Fair.

"It’s a little feather in our caps and kind of rewarding," White said.

Rewarding for White and her 19 employees w

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