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Overview

Site Location The Iowa Lakes Corridor region has a stable and predictable business climate and great support from residents, elected officials and business and industry owners and executives. The Lakes is a region that wants to keep its existing business and industry, welcomes new business and industry and encourages entrepreneurs to start new companies.

If, by any chance, you have concerns about the professional support services available in Corridor, rest easy. We have developed an extensive infrastructure for business as good as any community anywhere. In the Iowa Lakes Corridor you have access to a CEO network that is truly interested in sharing ideas and support. Specialized professional services offer any assistance you might need through private and public sectors. Unique programs are available for almost any business requirements. Many companies have found ready and willing support from our public utilities. We enjoy reliable service, plenty of capacity, and very competitive rates. If you would require high speed digital phone lines or fiber optics for communications and data processing, we’ve got that too.

Iowa is a right-to-work state, which means under Iowa law; an employee is not required to join a union as a condition of employment. There is very little unionized workforce in the Iowa Lakes Corridor region. For more information about Iowa’s competitive business climate, click here to access the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Business Advantages publication.

Iowa’s business climate statistics:

Iowa is ranked the nations second most livable state based on 43 factors ranging from median household income to crime rate, and from sunny days to infant mortality rate – CQ Press, 2010
Iowa is named the sixth best state to raise a child – Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2010
Iowa ranks ninth in the nation for number of state parks, recreational areas and natural areas – CQ Press, 2010
Nine metro areas in Iowa are ranked among the best places in America to start a business or career – Forbes, 2009
Iowa ranks 10th in safest neighborhoods in the United States – CQ Press, 2010
Iowa has the third highest public high school graduation rate in the U. S. – CQ Press, 2010
Iowans enjoy the seventh shortest average commute time (18.5 minutes) among the 50 states – US Census Bureau, 2009
Iowans enjoy the eighth lowest housing costs – US Census Burea, 2009
Iowans pay the lowest combined average auto insurance premiums of any state in the nation – National Association of Insurance Commissioners, 2006
Iowa has over 1,400 miles of trails for hiking and biking within its state parks and recreational areas – Iowa Department of Transportation

Iowa’s average industrial electricity cost per kWh is 34 percent below the U.S. average – U.S. Energy Information Administration 2008
Iowa’s average lease rates for industrial space are 34 percent below the U.S. average – 2008 NAI Global
Iowa’s construction costs for industrial space are 15 percent below the U.S. average – 2008 RSMeans