Advanced Manufacturing
IOWA is a Manufacturing State
Iowa’s success in advanced manufacturing supplies cutting-edge, innovative products in a myriad of industries – agricultural and construction machinery, chemicals, food manufacturing, aerospace engineering, aluminum, and steel– and is building the world’s diversified manufacturing economy of the future. Some of the world’s leading companies manufacture in Iowa, reinforcing the state’s position as a center for advanced manufacturing. Companies that have manufacturing operations in Iowa include: Rockwell Collins, John Deere, Alcoa, HNI Corporation, Winnebago and Vermeer.
Iowa has approximately 4,100 manufacturing establishments, employing over 198,000 people. The state’s manufacturing sector contributes the largest share of state gross domestic product (GDP) of any major sector with $23 billion contributed in 2009. Iowa ranks seventh among all states in the percentage of total GDP derived from the manufacturing sector.
Consider some of the many advantages Iowa has to offer:
- Highly qualified, skilled & adaptable workforce
- Central geographic location
- Presence of national and multinational advanced manufacturing firms
- High-quality and responsive community college system
- Tradition of inter-firm collaboration
- History of invention and product innovation
- Family-friendly environment
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Other Targeted Industries
- Renewable Energy — Iowa is a recognized leader in renewable energy production through wind, biomass, ethanol, cellulosic ethanol, and biodiesel.
- Biosciences — Iowa has a rich heritage of research and innovation in the biosciences industry. From start-up companies to globally respected names in biotechnology, Iowa is creating breakthroughs from better nutrition to life-saving medicine and renewable industrial products.
- Information Technology — Iowa may be known for some of the world’s most fertile cropland, but in recent years, it’s been fertile ground for rapid growth in the information solutions sector as well.
- Financial Services — As a global leader in the financial services sector, Iowa boasts a tremendous number of insurance companies offering a wide array of innovative products that protect, serve and enhance the lives of millions of people within Iowa, throughout the United States, and around the globe.
- Food Manufacturing — From ingredients and finished foods to processing and packaging machinery, Iowa is the birthplace of many food industry innovations.
To Learn More:
Phone: 515.725.3100 or 800.245.4692
E-mail: business@iowa.gov