Site Selection
The Greater Des Moines Partnership can provide you with the following confidential site selection assistance:
- A comprehensive list and description of various financing opportunities available with financial institutions and venture capital firms.
- Information on local and state taxes.
- Details on tax incentives for new and expanding businesses.
- Data on labor availability, wage rates, productivity and travel patterns.
- Information on training programs available to employers from local institutions of higher learning.
- Private interviews with local employers can be arranged.
- Data on our world-class K-12 school systems.
- Some of the nation's highest ACT/SAT scores.
- Comprehensive demographic data.
- Data on major employers and suppliers.
- Available sites and buildings inventory for the multi-county service area.
- Real estate, appraisal and developer contacts.
- Construction estimates.
- Details on Greater Des Moines' transportation and communication systems.
- Telecommunication cost estimates from CenturyLink, McLeod, Inc. and long-distance providers.
- Electric, gas, water and sewer cost estimates for your facility.
- Additional utility information -- including capacities -- for your specific needs.
The Greater Des Moines region is a multi-county area with more than 565,000 residents. The labor market for Central Iowa has a population of 780,000. Situated at the crossroads of the nation, where I-35 and I-80 intersect, the Des Moines area is the perfect location for logistics. Browse this section to view maps of the area’s roadways, location and distance between cities, and industry locations.
Special Assistance
- Investigation and guidance on the use of development tools and incentives.
- Inter-agency liaison including introductions and consultations with local and state government officials.
- Site inspection tours, arrangement and coordination of itineraries, including comprehensive briefings on the three-county area.
- Multimedia presentations and production of materials for on-site meetings.
- Interviews with appropriate developers, agents, contractors and others can be arranged.
For additional information, please contact:
Mike Swesey
Business Recruitment Director
515-286-4997
mswesey@desmoinesmetro.com