Key Industries

Advanced Manufacturing

Deep Talent and investment in smart manufacturing make Iowa the place to build, scale and lead.

Aerospace & Defense

Iowa’s innovation ecosystem and world-class facilities are helping aerospace and defense companies soar.

Your business
is our business.

We’re a call-anytime, roll-up-our-sleeves partner with the talent, cost, and ease of doing business to help you grow faster, realize profit sooner and dream bigger. 

8%

Lower construction costs for industrial space than the national average.

#1

State in Renewable Energy
American Clean Power & Rocky Mountain Institute

#2

Largest percentage of workers in STEM occupations in the U.S. 

#2

State for Opportunity
U.S. News & World Report, 2025

#3

Highest concentration of manufacturing workers in the U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2024

Key Industries

Built different. Built to last. With the third-highest concentration of manufacturing workers in the nation, Iowa gives you the talent and infrastructure to move faster and dominate your market. And our Manufacturing 4.0 grant program helps companies of all sizes adopt the technology they need to remain on the industry’s leading edge.

Advanced Manufacturing

Innovation is in the air and we’re ready to help your company soar to greater heights. Iowa offers the talent, R&D capabilities and shovel-ready land you need to transform ambition into reality.

Aerospace & Defense

Big discoveries happen in Iowa. Here, bioscience companies find the research strength, pro-business environment and innovative mindset to turn breakthroughs into momentum. 

Biosciences

With more than 7,000 finance and insurance companies, a workforce of nearly 95,000 talented professionals and an unwavering passion for fintech and Insurtech innovation, the smart money is on Iowa, one of the nation’s leaders in finance and insurance.

Finance & Insurance

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