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Ames, Iowa, is a world-class city in America's heartland, strategically located on the nation's main north-south transportation corridor, Interstate 35. Home to Iowa State University; the National Animal Disease Center; a U.S. Department of Energy Lab; and innovative companies, including 3M, Barilla, Sauer-Danfoss, among others, Ames is the mid-size city ideally suited for locating your next project. Call us today for a confidential analysis on how your company can profit in America’s heartland.

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Looking for a western Iowa location that is as progressive as your company? Productive work force and employers of choice make Carroll County a profitable location. Equidistant from Des Moines, Sioux City, and Omaha, there are vibrant communities where your employees will want to live. Site location is made easy by contacting Carroll Area Development Corporation. Professional staff coordinates local developers, governments, and utilities to make finding the right location easier for you.

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The Chamber and Development Council (CDC) of Crawford County is a not-for-profit organization that provides both financial and technical assistance to businesses of all sizes. Conveniently located in west central Iowa, the CDC works with local, regional, and state groups to assist with land, buildings, and incentives for qualified companies. The CDC also assists with work force development, Enterprise Zones, job training, and its virtual spec building program.

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Sioux City is the largest community in western Iowa and offers a variety of sites and buildings that meet the needs of any business ready to invest in a profitable future. Sioux City consists of a diverse population of over 250,000 persons living within the metro area. The community offers a thriving arts, cultural and entertainment district attractive to young professionals and has a stable, low-cost and strong workforce resulting from excellent educational opportunities.

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Waterloo/Cedar Falls, Iowa MSA population totals 162,000 people located in northeast Iowa. Within a day’s drive of all major Midwest markets within a 3 hours drive south of Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota and a 4 ½ hours drive west of Chicago, Illinois. Available industrial and office sites in established city-owned business parks with fully served infrastructure, rail, air service and agribased bio tech facility with available space and pad ready sites. Transaction oriented communities.

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The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation is the regional economic development agency representing Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson and Emmet Counties in Iowa. This includes communities of Estherville, Spencer, Spirit Lake, and Storm Lake, Iowa. Contact us for site location information in this beautiful glacial lake region of northwest Iowa.

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The Sac Economic & Tourism Development (SETD) is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to the economic and industrial development of the Sac County, Iowa. Situated next to the right-of-way for the relocated four-lane U.S. Highway 20 in the north central Iowa, our location is right for you. Our organization facilitates industrial and commercial attraction, retention and expansion, assistance to business startups, work force development, and community development. See our virtual spec building program.

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Western Iowa Advantage is an eight-county economic development marketing partnership. The region’s economic development professionals work together to provide you the expertise of eight consultants, but with one common contact. This makes considering western Iowa easier. With speculative buildings in each of the counties, a trained work force, and answers to your project’s special needs, you will see why western Iowa is the right place for your company.

State Contact Information:

Michael Tramontina, Dir.
Iowa Dept. of Econ. Dev.
200 E. Grand Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50309
800-245-IOWA (4692)
Fax: 515-242-4749

Rand Fisher, Pres.
Iowa Area Dev. Group
2700 Westown Pkwy., Ste. 425
West Des Moines, IA 50266
800-888-4743
Fax: 515-223-5719

Information On State Taxes:

Same as above

Inward Investment :

Beth Balzer
Iowa Department of Economic Development
200 East Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA  50309
Tel: 1-515-725-3111
Fax: 1-515-725-3010
beth.balzer@iowa.gov
http://www.iowalifechanging.com Ron Rider, Econ. Dev. Mgr.
Alliant Energy
200 First St. S.E.
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
319-786-7255
Fax: 319-786-4567

Dennis Murdock, CEO
Central Iowa Power Co-op
P.O. Box 2517
Cedar Rapids, IA 52406
319-366-8011

Kathryn Kunert
MidAmerican Energy
4299 N.W. Urbandale Dr.
Urbandale, IA 50322
515-281-2287
Fax: 515-242-4399

Gregory A. Pavelka, Dir., Econ. Dev.
East-Central Iowa Rural Electric
2400 Bing Miller Ln.
P.O. Box 248
Urbana, IA 52345
319-443-4343
Fax: 319-443-4359

Mark Woodson
Associated Electric Co-ops
2814 S. Golden
P.O. Box 754
Springfield, MO 65801
417-881-1204
Fax: 417-885-9385

AMES
Dan Culhane, Pres./CEO
Ames C. of C. & EDC
1601 Golden Aspen Dr.,
Ste. 110
Ames, IA 50010
515-232-2310
Fax: 515-232-6716

ATLANTIC
M.J. Broomfield, Exec. Dir.
S.W. Iowa Planning Coun.
1501 S.W. 7th St.
Atlantic, IA 50022
712-243-4196
Fax: 712-243-3458

BURLINGTON
Jason Hutcheson, Exec. Dir.
Grow Greater Burlington
RiverPark Place
610 N. Fourth St., Ste. 200
Burlington, IA 52601
319-208-0043
Fax: 319-752-6454

CARROLL
Jim Gossett, Exec. Dir.
Carroll Area Dev. Corp.
223 W. 5th St.
Carroll, IA 51401
712-792-4383
Fax: 712-92-4384

Rick Hunsaker, Exec. Dir
Western Iowa Advantage
P.O. Box 768
Carroll, IA 51401
712-775-7800
Fax: 712-792-1751

CEDAR RAPIDS
Mark Seckman, Pres., Priority One
Cedar Rapids Area C. of C.
424 1st Ave. N.E.
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
319-398-5317
Fax: 319-398-5228

CLINTON
Steven G. Ames, Pres./CEO
Clinton Reg. Dev. Corp.
144 8th Ave. S.
Clinton, IA 52732
800-397-4536
Fax: 563-242-4554

COUNCIL BLUFFS
Terry D. Bailey, Dir., Bus. Dev.
Grtr. Council Bluffs Reg. EDP
7 N. Sixth St.
P.O. Box 1565
Council Bluffs, IA 51502
866-466-6484
Fax: 712-322-5698

CRESTON
Wayne Pantini, Exec. Dir.
Union Cty. Dev. Assoc.
P.O. Box 471
Creston, IA 50801
641-782-2003
Fax: 641-782-9927

DENISON
Don Luensmann, Exec. Dir.
Chamber and Dev. Council of Crawford Cty.
18 S. Main St.
Denison, IA 51442
712-263-5621
Fax: 712-263-4789

DES MOINES
Tim Leach, Econ. Dev. Dir.
Gtr. Des Moines Ptrshp.
700 Locust St., Ste. 100
Des Moines, IA 50309
515-286-4944
Fax: 515-243-6681

ELKADER
Darla Kelchen, Executive Director
Clayton County Development Group NE Iowa
132 S. Main St.
P.O. Box 778
Elkader, IA 52043
563-245-2201
Fax: 563-245-1881

FORT DODGE
John Kramer, Pres.
Webster Cty. Dev.
822 Central Ave., Ste. 406
Fort Dodge, IA 50501
515-955-7788
Fax: 515-955-5421

IOWA CITY
Joe Raso, Pres.
Iowa City Area Dev. Group
325 E. Washington St., Ste. 101
Iowa City, IA 52240
319-354-3939
Fax: 319-338-9958

KNOXVILLE
Roxanne Johnson, Dir.
Discover Knoxville Growth Alliance
309 E. Main St.
Knoxville, IA 50138
641-828-7555
Fax: 641-828-7978

MANCHESTER
Donna Boss, Dir.
Delaware Cty. Econ. Dev.
200 E. Main
Manchester, IA 52057
563-927-3325
Fax: 563-927-2958

MARSHALLTOWN
Ken Anderson, Pres.
Marshalltown Area C. of C.
P.O. Box 1000
Marshalltown, IA 50158
800-725-5301
Fax: 641-752-8373

MASON CITY
Gregg A. Gillman, Exec. Dir.
N. Iowa Corridor EDC
25 W. State St.
Mason City, IA 50401
641-423-5724
Fax: 641-423-5725

MUSCATINE
Greg Jenkins, Dir., Econ. & Comm. Dev.
Greater Muscatine C. of C.
102 Walnut St.
Muscatine, IA 52761
563-263-8895
Fax: 563-263-7662

NEVADA
Lavon Schiltz, Exec. Dir.
Nevada EDC
516 K Ave.
P.O. Box 157
Nevada, IA 50201
515-382-1430
Fax: 515-382-1460

NEW HAMPTON
Bob Soukup, Dev. Dir.
City of New Hampton
112 East Spring St.
New Hampton, IA 50659
641-394-2437
Fax: 641-394-4514

NEWTON
Craig Hamilton, Dir.
Jasper Cty. EDC
P.O. Box 312
Newton, IA 50208
641-792-7574
Fax: 641-792-5783

Frank Liebl, Int. Exec. Dir.
Newton Dev. Corp.
600 N. 2nd Ave. W
Newton, IA 50208
641-787-8212
Fax: 641-787-8211

OTTUMWA
Roger Jones, Exec. Dir.
Ottumwa Area EDC
P.O. Box 1288
Ottumwa, IA 52501
641-682-3465
Fax: 641-682-3466

SAC CITY
Shirley Phillips, Exec. Dir.
Sac Econ. and Tourism Dev.
615 W. Main St.
Sac City, IA 50583
712-662-7383

SHELDON
Woody Grabenbauer, Dir.
N.W. Iowa Dev.
603 W. Park St.
Sheldon, IA 51201
712-324-5061
Fax: 712-324-4136

SIOUX CITY
Marty Dougherty, Development Director
405 6th Street
P.O. Box 447
Sioux City, IA 51102
712-224-5500
Fax: 712-224-5501

STORM LAKE
Gary Lalone, Exec. Dir.
Storm Lake United
P.O. Box 584
Storm Lake, IA 50588
712-732-3780

STUART
Jason E. White, Executive Director
Midwest Partnership EDC
P.O. Box 537
615 S. Division St.
Stuart, IA 50250
515-523-1262
Fax: 515-523-1397

TIPTON
Bill Schulte, Executive Director
Cedar County Economic Development Commission
218 West 5th Street
Tipton, IA 52772
563-886-3761
Fax: 866-903-2319

WATERLOO
Lisa Rivera Skubal, CEcD,
Greater Cedar Valley Alliance
10 West Fourth Street, Suite 310
Waterloo, IA 50701
319-232-1156
Fax: 319-233-4580