KEY INDUSTRIES
The Cedar Valley has many thriving businesses across several industries. We believe it is crucial to have a diverse mix of organizations and businesses that can provide a stronger and more secure future for the Cedar Valley.
Advanced Manufacturing & Food Processing
The manufacturing sector in the Cedar Valley supports 21,967 jobs, making the region a “hotspot” for this type of talent. In comparison, the national average for an area of similar size is just 9,304 employees.
The total Gross Regional Product (GRP) for the Cedar Valley is $4.1B. Hawkeye Community College’s Automation and Robotics Center trains and retains the workforce for positions in durable goods and non-durable goods manufacturing.
Employers Product
Deere & Co Farm Manufacturing Equipment
Tyson Fresh Meats Pork Processing
TDS Automation Custom Automation System Design & Manufacturing
Viking Pump Positive Displacement Pumps
Tri/Mark Corp. Designer & Manufacturing of Vehicle Hardware Products
Schumacker Elevator Passenger Elevator Manufacturing
ConAgra Foods Food Manufacturing – Snack Pack/Jello/Sunflower Seeds
Nestle USA Food Processing – Cocoa Products
MasterBrand Manufacturing Cabinets
Distribution / Logistics
Situated within 500 miles of 23% of the U.S. population and offering a 1–2-day delivery time to major business hubs, the area has become a prime location for the growth of distribution centers and logistics companies.
Cedar Valley’s location along I-218/380 north/south; U.S. Highway 20/east/west serve both coasts and north/south markets.
Employers Product
Target Corporation Dry and Refrigerated/Freezer
Bossard Fasteners
Ferguson Enterprises Plumbing Products
Menards Distribution Center Home Improvement Retail Distribution
Ryder Integrated Logistics OEM Parts
Ag-Based Biotechnology
Iowa has a large concentration of agribusiness and is the nation’s top producer of corn, pork and eggs. Iowa has the second largest concentration of agricultural technicians; 3rd for most animal scientists, highest concentration of ag equipment operators and food scientists and technologists.
Employers Product
Peterson Genetics High quality soybean genetics
Deere & Company Ag Equipment Manufacturing & Testing
Tyson Fresh Meats Pork Processing
ConAgra Foods Food Manufacturing – Snack Pack/Jello/Sunflower Seeds
DebEi Foods Egg Products
Flint Hills Resources Ethanol Production
Information Technology / Finance
The Cedar Valley has seen gains with information technology from behavior-driven banking to the number one social casino gaming app in the world!
With fiber-to-the-premises available in most Cedar Valley communities, residents and businesses enjoy lightning-fast upload and download speeds that rival those of major U.S. cities. Cedar Falls Utilities was named by PC Magazine in 2020 as having the fastest ISP!
Employers Product
SciPlay App Game Development – Casino
Jack Henry & Associates Behavior-driven Banking
TAC10 Web-based law enforcement software
DISTek Integration, Inc. Computer Systems – Embedded systems programming
LSBX Back-end Fintech
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