AEDC Five-Year Goals (2007-2011)
1) 1,000 jobs retained/created 2007-2011.
2) Attract $500 million in capital investment.
3) Touch all major Ames employers annually through a comprehensive Existing Industry Program.
4) Call on all parent company locations 2007-2011.
5) Contact/interface with 500 companies and site selectors annually.
6) Report regularly to stakeholders- both investors and community at-large.
7) AEDC will play an active and supportive role in the community in creating a unified vision for growth in the Ames community.
8) The AEDC will advocate for the development of large tract industrial sites to give Ames the chance to compete for capital intense, large job creation projects.
View the complete AEDC Plan 2007-2011.
Progress
There are a number of ways the AEDC is making a difference in Ames:
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Lobbied for $12 million for initiatives for ISU, Iowa Thin Film Technologies, Advance Analytical, Etrema, Cy-Ride, and the DMACC Career Academy.
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Lobbied for funding for the $460 million plan to renovate the NADC/NVSL/CVB facilities.
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Lobbied for $400 million in federal funds for the Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Career Academy. Assisted DMACC in securing private sector support.
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Lobbied for $3.5 million for a railroad overpass on Dayton Avenue.
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Attracted Ball, Barilla, and Clarion Technologies to Ames.
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Assisted with the expansion of local firms including 3M, Hach, and Sauer-Danfoss.
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Funded the construction for an entryway sign at East 13th Street and Interstate 35.
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Encouraged McLeod to build a fiber optic network and point-of-presence in Ames.
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Invested in start-up, high-technology companies such as AATI, BioForce, CADseek, CombiSep, Etrema, Lincolnway Energy, NewLink Genetics, Proplanner and Palisade Systems through the Ames Seed Captial, LLC.
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Assisted the Iowa State University Research Park in state and local funding for infrastructure improvements.
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