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CNH will close its Burlington manufacturing plant in the second quarter of 2026, affecting 200 workers.

The company cited a 47% decline in demand for loader backhoes as a primary reason for the closure.

Sixty employees, mainly from engineering teams, will be retained at a local CNH proving ground.

A year after warning that it could shut down operations in Burlington, the global agricultural and construction equipment manufacturer CNH announced it will halt production at its more-than-a-century-old facility in southeast Iowa.

In its announcement Tuesday, Nov. 4, the company said it would end production at the factory, known as the place where the backhoe was invented, sometime during the second quarter of 2026, affecting 200 workers.

Following the announcement, Lo

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