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    <title type="text">IPI Welcomes Six New Employees</title>
    <summary type="html">Iowa Prison Industries is pleased to welcome six new members to our staff in recent months. The new...</summary>
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    <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="redactor-invisible-space" "=""&gt;&lt;span class="redactor-invisible-space" "=""&gt;Iowa Prison Industries is pleased to welcome six new members to our staff in recent months. The new employees joined teams in several of IPI's locations, and we look forward to sharing many experiences with them!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Traci Carpenter&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Traci joined IPI’s Des Moines Move &amp; Install Team in May as a seasonal employee. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Seth Elledge&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Seth is a State Industries Technician working in both the Anamosa Metal Furniture and the Anamosa Warehouse.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Joe Fecker&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;The Anamosa Warehouse welcomes Joe Fecker as a Transport Driver.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Albert Carr IV&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;The Des Moines Sales Office welcomes Albert Carr IV as a Sales Representative in the K-12 Education market.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Taryn Schoon&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Mitchellville Textiles welcomes summer intern Taryn Schoon. Taryn is entering her senior year at Iowa State University in the Apparel, Merchandising &amp; Design program with an emphasis in apparel product development.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Amber Misek&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Amber joined the Des Moines Sales Office as a Social Media &amp; Marketing Intern in May. She is a Public Relations and Psychology major at Iowa State University graduating in December. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</content>
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