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Ames Tribune Ryan Gruhn and Lana Leander are the new co-owners of Hawkeye Molding, which has facilities in Roland and Albia. With the purchase this April, the married business partners likely saved jobs at both locations, which together employ about 30 people, according to Ames Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Dan Culhane. Hawkeye Molding was the plastics division of Innovative Lighting, a Roland-based manufacturer of LED lighting. Owned by Jerry and Janet Handsaker, that company remains in business, focusing on its lighting products. “I think one of the reasons the purchase worked out is they could sense that Lana and I really wanted to build off the foundation that’s there,” Gruhn said. “There are a lot of terrific employees that we’ve inherited with the acquisition, and we’re really excited to build to the future with the team that we’ve got in place.” ....