Altoona, Iowa, presents a dynamic and thriving market for commercial real estate. Investing in commercial properties in this city can offer long-term growth and profitability given its strategic location, growing population, and wide selection of business real estate opportunities.
Restaurant Owners: Here Are 5 Reasons to Relocate Your Business to Altoona, Iowa
As a restaurant owner, you understand that location is basically everything when it comes to running a successful business. However, you also know that location isn’t the end-all-be-all factor that determines your eatery’s performance. Demographics, market growth, adequate business real estate options, and other variables are just as important.
4 Reasons Why Retail Opportunities in Altoona, Iowa Are Unbeatable
A quick look at Altoona gives you a picture of a thriving retail scene. From the Outlets of Des Moines and Bass Pro Shops to the hidden gem mom-and-pop shops and small businesses located throughout our community, Altoona has a lot in store for both sellers and consumers. But this is only the beginning.
Each year, our market and our city experience significant growth.
So, why is this happening? What are the different retail opportunities in Altoona, Iowa, and how can businesses take advantage of them? Keep reading to find out.
Josh Dunwoody’s Passion for Service Extends Far Beyond the Walls of City Hall
“City Councilman” is just one of the many titles Altoona resident Josh Dunwoody goes by.
Altoonians could also call him an “Altoona Palooza Executive Board Member” or “Altoona Area Chamber of Commerce President”, and before that—“Altoona Soccer Club Head Coach”, “Altoona Baseball League Head Coach”, and “Altoona Sesquicentennial Celebration Board Member.”
Sarah Kavalier Found Her Spot in Altoona. Now, She’s Helping Others Do the Same
As Director of Professional Development at Coldwell Banker Mid-America, Sarah Kavalier is in the business of helping people find a home.
But even outside of work, Sarah continues to help people find their spot in Altoona.
Meet the Altoona Resident Who’s Nourishing Eastern Polk County’s Underserved Youth
MEET MAGGIE CRABB, PRESIDENT OF SWERVE OUTREACH
Maggie Crabb lives in Altoona, on the road she grew up on, with her husband Chad, children Campbell and Jack, dog Buster, and her cat, Mabel.
Continue reading…Meet the Altoona resident who literally wrote the book(s) on his hometown
Even as a third grader at Altoona’s Willowbrook Elementary, Alex Payne was intrigued by the history of Altoona, particularly when his class visited historic sites like Back Door Fabrics in Olde Town. For a kid, these dusty places contained a kind of magic—it was like the people and events of the past were echoing through the walls, their stories begging to be told.
Continue reading…Meet Mary, a founder of Altoona Palooza
The next time you’re diving headfirst into the muck while defending your Mud Volleyball tournament title, take a moment to thank Mary for helping orchestrate Altoona’s zaniest, most iconic—and yes, muddiest—event of the year: Altoona Palooza.
Continue reading…Altoona wouldn’t be the same without the Moynas.
Since moving to Altoona in 1992, Steve and Ann Moyna have done as much to grow the community and bring its residents together as anyone—volunteering with numerous local organizations, taking on leadership roles, building bridges between various local groups, and helping organize Altoona Palooza.
Continue reading…People of Altoona: Take a Walk in Peggy’s Shoes
Peggy Doane has walked around the world, literally.
As a member of the international walking association Volkssport and Iowa’s Walking Club, Peggy has walked through the cities, towns and countryside of Eastern and Western Europe, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, and Iceland. And yet, even after all that traveling, one of Peggy’s favorite walking destinations in the whole world is right here in her own backyard.
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