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The Center of It All

Ames is within 1 day’s drive of Minneapolis, Chicago, Kansas City, Omaha, Milwaukee, St. Louis, and Des Moines!

The business climate in Ames and the state of Iowa has never been more favorable. Companies operating here benefit from a business-friendly state government, technology transfer from world-renowned research institutions, a skilled and productive workforce, and a centralized geographic location.
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A World Class City in America's Heartland

Welcome to Ames, Iowa, home to Iowa State University, the National Animal Disease Center, a U.S. Department of Energy Lab, and innovative companies focused on biotechnology, cyber-innovation, agriculture, and health and wellness. 3M, Barilla, Becker Underwood, HIPRA, Renewable Energy Group, Sauer-Danfoss, and others have located here because Ames offers a highly skilled workforce, healthy economy and supportive infrastructure which makes it the ideal place to locate your business.

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Business-Ready, Business-Friendly

The Ames Economic Development Commission (AEDC) stands ready to provide you with timely assistance in learning more about Ames and Story County as a first-class location for doing business. Whether it is site location assistance, packaging of financial incentives, or demonstrating an available workforce, you can rely on the AEDC for all of this and more as you contemplate investment in new or expanding operations.

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