The assembly of the drill to be used in Plan C has been completed, he said, adding that he hoped it would begin drilling this weekend.

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For now the 31-year-old plant manager is content to lord over a factory floor of Vermeer Manufacturing Co. in Pella, Iowa, pointing to a directional drill assembly line that used to be cluttered with 20 days' worth of parts inventory.

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