As the Altoona Area Chamber of Commerce celebrates 50 years of service, we take a closer look at how the Chamber has helped create a business-friendly climate in Altoona.
People of Altoona: Elizabeth Burns-Thompson
In this week’s #PeopleofAltoona, City of Altoona Councilwoman Elizabeth Burns-Thompson reflects on everything from Pinterest projects to public service—and what makes Altoona just right for her.
People of Altoona: Julie Stewart
In this month’s #PeopleofAltoona, Prairie Meadows’ Community Relations Director shares how the Altoona community has shaped her life—and explains how she’s giving back.
Altoona Excavation Company Digs in to Help the Community
Feature from Elder Corporation in Altoona, Iowa
The recent coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has affected many industries in the Altoona area, but few have been hit harder than foodservice.
Haverkamp Properties Doubles Down on Altoona
“We want to create homes that people love in communities where they love to live.”
In a sign of changing times and the ‘new normal’, the permit for The Emory – a new residential development by Haverkamp Properties – was approved during a recent, rather unconventional Altoona City Council meeting.
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.
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.
