In March, the City of Altoona issued 3 commercial and 17 residential building permits representing over 127,726 square-feet of new or improved space and over $16.1 million invested. Continue reading…
The Graham Group chooses Altoona for latest industrial warehouse development
“This is where the workforce is. This is where the market’s going.”
Graham Group chooses Altoona for their latest industrial warehouse development.
Since 2013, Graham Group has developed more than 3 million square-feet of industrial warehouse space in the Des Moines metro. For their latest project – a massive 75-acre development with two x 270,000 square-foot warehouses (540,000 square-feet total) – they chose Altoona.
A Call to Action
Mayor Dean O’Connor has a Message for the Altoona Community
Major Industries in Altoona Iowa: What’s Causing the Growth?
In recent years, the economy of Altoona, Iowa has grown substantially as major businesses have broken ground, pursing economic development and business opportunity. When examining the Altoona economy, understanding the business climate and inherent advantages of the region is influential for people looking to move to Altoona or businesses searching for unique economic opportunity.
February 2020 Building Permit Report
In February, the City of Altoona issued 8 commercial and 8 residential building permits representing over 16,603 square-feet of new or improved space and over $2.4 million invested. Continue reading…
January 2020 Building Permit Report
In January, the City of Altoona issued 7 commercial and 2 residential building permits representing over 12,000 square-feet of new or improved space and over $1.7 million invested. Continue reading…
Amazon Chooses East Polk County for First Iowa Fulfillment Center
Altoona’s community is growing in data, retail, logistics, advanced manufacturing, entertainment and more. Joining us in the growth of East Polk County is our neighbors in Bondurant, Iowa.
On Thursday, February 6, 2020, Amazon.com, Inc. announced plans to open its first fulfillment center in the state of Iowa. The 645,000 square-foot fulfillment center will bring 1,000 new full-time jobs to the region.
Lightyears Ahead: How LightEdge Brought the Future to Altoona
When LightEdge opened their first Altoona data center in 2007, some people didn’t know what to make of it.
“People were asking us, What is a data center?” recalls Jim Masterson, LightEdge CEO. “Today, you’re beginning to see them everywhere. You look around, in this area alone, and you see Facebook, Microsoft—they’re all here. But we were the first.”
Altoona supported a local Tae Kwon Do club. Now, the club is giving back.
Altoona resident Norman Wrigley already knew a thing or two about Tae Kwon Do – he had a third-degree blackbelt, after all – but when it came to running his own business, he was more of an apprentice than a master.
November 2019 Building Permit Report
In November, the City of Altoona issued 5 commercial and 19 residential building permits representing over 52,134 square-feet of new or improved space and $6,348,623 invested. Continue reading…