IEDA Board approved incentive awards for “two legacy companies” to spark their more than $85 million in new capital investment expansion, in Cedar Rapids and Dubuque, Iowa. The projects are expected to create 284 jobs.
One of the nation's oldest and largest independent distributors of packaging materials and equipment, Shorr Packaging Corp. expanded to a new warehouse and operations center in Des Moines, Iowa.
Helena Industries, a contract chemical manufacturing company located in the SE Agribusiness Park, plans to acquire 47 acres additional land from the City to expand its chemical manufacturing and centralize warehouse operations in Des Moines, Iowa.
Iowa Economic Development Authority board awarded direct financial assistance and tax benefits to five companies for job creation and expansion projects in Cedar Rapids, Charles City, Grimes, Marion,and Waterloo.
MSC INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO., a distributor of Metalworking and Maintenance, Repair and Operations products and services to industrial customers throughout North America, acquired DECO Tool Supply Co., an industrial supply distributor based in Davenport
In mid-July, PwC released its Q2 2016 Manufacturing Barometer, which surveyed senior executives at U.S.-based industrial manufacturing firms to determine their assessment of the direction of the nation’s economy, as well as their projections for thei
Cushman & Wakefield has announced that U.S. industrial markets absorbed a record-setting 70.1 million square feet (msf) of space in the second quarter of 2016, up 6.0 percent from the same period a year ago, and resulting in year-to-date absorption o
The Iowa Economic Development Authority awarded direct financial assistance and tax benefits to six companies for job creation and expansion projects. The grants will assist in creation of 304 jobs and result in almost $52 million in new capital inve
The Iowa Economic Development Authority awarded direct financial assistance and tax benefits to four companies for job creation and expansion projects. The awards will assist in the creation of 156 jobs, and will result in over $157 million in new capital investment for the state. The board also approved innovation funding to six startups.
The Iowa Economic Development Authority board awarded direct financial assistance and tax benefits to three companies in the cities of Dubuque, Sioux City and Ankeny that will result in a total $39 million in capital investment and create 281 jobs.
The Iowa Economic Development Authority board awarded direct financial assistance and tax benefits to seven companies throughout The Hawkeye State to promote job creation and expansion projects.
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