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Entrepreneurs ready to start their own business will find the resources they need from the Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation. Resources provided include a self-assessment of the entrepreneur’s leadership team, a dive into the target customer base, and help to evaluate and fine-tune the business growth plan. Business Resources Grow a...Continue Reading

The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation is committed to creating an environment where diversity is recognized and valued. Diversity fosters vibrancy, stimulates creativity, and is a key part of the economic vitality of the Northwest Iowa region. Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation Champions Diversity Communities are made stronger when individuals respect an...Continue Reading

The Iowa Lakes Corridor is a great place to live and offers affordable housing, low-cost utilities, and an excellent standard of living. There are a variety of housing options in the Iowa Lakes Corridor, including traditional and modern homes, condos, countryside and lake front properties, all at median housing values tha...Continue Reading

See the full release here.   September 21, 2022 For more information contact:  Staci Ballard 515.348.6245 Email: communications@iowaeda.com  IEDA awards $35 million in credits to Workforce Housing Tax Credit projects September 21, 2022 (DES MOINES, IA) – The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) today announced $35 million in workforce housing tax credits to develop new housing across Iowa. Th...Continue Reading

The Iowa Lakes Corridor has several co-working spaces, perfect for starting a business or helping a current business grow. Co-working spaces are available at Studio 12 in Estherville, Spencer Collaborative in Spencer, and The Foundry in Storm Lake. About Co-Working in the Iowa Lakes Corridor One of the co-working spaces in th...Continue Reading

Use the Iowa Lakes Corridor Resource Library to research regional information. The resource library can be searched by a variety of categories, including maps, workforce, and economic development. You can also search by keyword, and by video, photo or audio. Our Resource Library Provides Essential Information about the Iowa Lakes Corridor Th...Continue Reading

      Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation awarded grants by Dakota BUSINESS Finance   Dakota BUSINESS Finance awarded Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation 1st place for the City of Milford and 2nd place for the City of Spirit Lake for the number of SBA 504 loans approved in Iowa in 2021 with Dakota BUSINES...Continue Reading

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2022   PRESS CONTACT: Alyssa Petersen, Coordinator of Administration & Communication Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation apetersen@lakescorridor.com 712-264-3474 Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation and Tyson Foods Announce $150,000 Housing Project Partnership Two Storm Lake housing projects to receive grants   STORM LAKE, IOWA – Tyson Foods through a partnership with The Iowa Lakes Corridor Developmen...Continue Reading

Move to the Iowa Lakes Corridor and live the good life! The Iowa Lakes Corridor is a place where you can truly have it all: quality time with your friends and family, a fulfilling career, an easy and scenic commute, excellent schools, and communities that are safe, friendly, and offe...Continue Reading

The Iowa Lakes Corridor utilizes the BEST of Iowa survey, which stands for Business Expansion & Strategic Trends. BEST of Iowa is a statewide business retention and expansion program, which is a collaborative effort between local economic developers, Alliant Energy, Black Hills Energy, Iowa Area Development Group and the Iow...Continue Reading

Far beyond ports, hubs, and transportation networks, the new industrial ecosystem requires a cross-section of executive decision-makers to take a proactive data-driven stance on location strategies and logistics planning. Shifts across complex, geopolitical and socio-economic systems are happening too quickly, and the costs are too high not to rely o...Continue Reading

Iowa Workforce Development facilitated a laborshed analysis in the spring of 2022 for the Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation region using zip code information from area employers, which was entered into a geographical information system mapping program to generate the concentration levels and commuting patterns of employees in the region...Continue Reading

Meeting your community's existing needs while laying the groundwork for its anticipated need is more critical than ever. Meanwhile, the concept of infrastructure is evolving. In addition to being functional, capital improvements now need to be aesthetically pleasing and sustainable. They must also be planned, executed, and publicized to mak...Continue Reading

The friendly staff at the Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation are here to help your business at every stage and to partner with you to provide the resources you need to grow and succeed. Personalized service and support from our staff is part of everything we do from providing workforc...Continue Reading

An estimated 47.4 million Americans left their jobs in 2021. While unemployment today is hitting record lows, there are still many industries that are struggling to find employees, including food service, hospitality, manufacturing, education and health services. If your organization has been straining to fill open positions, you may be askin...Continue Reading

From coast to coast, demand for new warehouse and distribution space is hitting record-breaking levels. According to a recent report from Cushman & Wakefield,1 the U.S. industrial construction pipeline topped 600 million square feet for the first time ever in Q1 2022, with nearly 95 percent of that tally classifie...Continue Reading

The interactive map on the Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation website makes it possible to view available sites and buildings and to search based on a variety of factors from specialty features like cold storage to proximity to the closest airport. Our Interactive Map of the Iowa Lakes Corridor Identifies Availabl...Continue Reading

If you are not spending as much time developing your future workforce as you are engaging your current one, then you are falling behind your competition.  That was just one of the key takeaways from the World Forum for Foreign Direct Investment held in early May in Edinburgh, Scotland.  Read full article.Continue Reading

Having a proper business mindset is a recommendation we've all heard upon starting a new exciting business endeavor. But what exactly stays behind the words "proper business mindset?" In a nutshell, it represents a certain way of thinking that implements various growth strategies, people skills and approaches to situations and issue...Continue Reading

Does your company have vacant positions you are having difficulty filling? The helpful and knowledgeable staff at the Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation can help you find talented, trained workers to fill your job openings.  Submit Your Job Opening on the Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation Website We can share your jo...Continue Reading

Have you heard of SizeUp Iowa Lakes? It’s an interactive tool that helps small businesses harness current, industry-specific, and localized data. You can learn more by listening to this training seminar or give SizeUp a try here – just enter your industry and location to start an analysis of you...Continue Reading

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, unemployment has fallen to pre-pandemic levels, but that doesn’t mean the workforce is simply returning to normal. In March of 2022, a record 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs, leaving 1.9 job openings for every unemployed worker. According to the Institute o...Continue Reading

The way businesses in the industrial sector approach hiring new employees has changed. Companies can no longer rely on posting a job ad and sitting back to wait for resumes to flood in. With unemployment rates at an all-time low after the advent of the Great Resignation, the best candidate...Continue Reading

Learn more about the many contributions from the Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation to the community and how we’re making a difference with the services we provide! These testimonials show just how important this organization is to the Iowa Lakes Corridor area. Testimonial from Mary Ramussen, Ringsted  Mary Ramussen of Ringsted, Iowa...Continue Reading