Iowa City Industrial Park Property: Iowa City Industrial Park and Wind Energy Supply Chain Campus
Shovel Ready Iowa Certification Date: May 2012 Size: Approximately 173 acres
Certification Category: General Manufacturing – Rail Access
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Possible End-users: • Renewable Energy • Advanced Manufacturing • Heavy Equipment Assembly
Utility Capacity (meets or exceeds minimum requirements): • Electricity: 3 MW • Natural Gas: 125,000 CFH • Water: 500,000 GPD • Wastewater: 300,000 GPD
For more information on this certified property please contact: Mark Nolte ICAD Group (319) 354-3939 mnolte@icadgroup.com Wendy Ford City of Iowa City (319) 356-5248 wendy-ford@iowa-city.org
For more information on the Shovel Ready Iowa program please visit:
www.shovelreadyiowa.com
Location Advantages: Our location in the Central Time Zone allows same-day communication with both coasts, Canada and Mexico. Plus, we are able to serve Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Chicago, St. Louis and Omaha by freight carrier in a one-day round trip. The Supply Chain Campus is rail served by the Iowa Interstate Railroad that has linkages to all major rail lines and two river barge ports, one of which is ice free year-round.
Transportation: • Located on US Route 6 • 3 miles south of Interstate 80 • 8 miles to Interstate 80/380 interchange • 25 miles to Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) • On Iowa Interstate Railroad main line, with 4,900 feet of siding and 1,300 feet of spur
Workforce: Home to the University of Iowa, Iowa City boasts one of the highest educational attainment rates in the nation which translates to a highly productive workforce. The greater Iowa City area comprises the southern anchor of a two-node, seven-county economic region known as Iowa’s Creative Corridor. The laborshed for this region is 400,000.