HERE IS ANOTHER TID BIT FROM OUR NEW WEBSITE: Why Create your Successful Business in Iowa? What do Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and IBM have in common? They all built or announced sizeable facilities in the state in the last few years. Iowa is proud of its agricultural roots and is in fact a leader in many different food production categories (1st in corn, 1st in soybeans, 1st in pork, 1st in egg production, 2nd in red meat production). But, Iowa is also a manufacturing state and is also a technological leader. Manufacturing represents 18.6% of Iowa’s GDP (6th in the nation). Iowa consistently ranks among the nation’s lowest in cost of doing business (our 5 year average places us 2nd.) There is no property tax on manufacturing machinery, equipment or computers. Iowa is a leader in Wind energy production, which also helps us have one of the lowest utility costs in the nation. While the nation’s growth in the Bio-science subsector of Research, Testing & Medical Labs has been 23.8% since 2001, Iowa’s growth has been 57.4%. Iowa’s colleges and universities graduate approximately 1,500 engineers every year. From 2001 to 2011, Iowa manufacturing exports have grown 179%. In 2012, we exported $14.6 Billion worth of manufactured and value-added goods. SOUND GOOD? GIVE US A CALL!
Posted on: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:17:01 +0000