AUDUBON COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
800 MARKET STREET
AUDUBON, IOWA 50025-1050
PHONE: 712-563-2742
FAX: 712-563-2537
EMAIL: aced@iowatelecom.net

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Business Climate
Audubon County consists of five incorporated towns; Audubon, Brayton, Exira, Gray and Kimballton. Our business community is made up of small, medium and large firms offering manufacturing, products and services. Audubon County offers tremendous potential growth for new business and business expansion through its availability of space, strong workforce and support services. Also Audubon and Cass counties have a joint development project at the I-80 interchange with Highway 71.

Location and Transportation
Audubon County has some of the world’s richest rolling farmland and woodlands, which offers peace and solitude sought by families and workers needing a retreat from today’s hectic world. Yet Audubon County’s proximity to Interstate 80 and major cities provides the best of both worlds.

Benefits
The communities in Audubon County have superior schools, affordable housing, parks, trails, lakes and friendly caring people.

Quality of Life
Audubon
Brayton
Exira
Gray
Kimballton

Development & Business Incentives
Iowa has several financial incentive programs. For more information click on www.iowalifechanging.com.
Local incentives are also available. The financial incentives include direct financial assistance through the Iowa Values Fund, employee training programs, tax incentives, low-interest forgivable loans, revolving loan funds and Enterprise Zone benefits.

Incentives for most projects include:
Grants
Low- Interest/ Forgivable Loans
Revolving Loan Funds
Iowa New Job Training Program
Enterprise Zone Benefits

Your company financial information and business plan will be needed to ascertain the assistance available to you.

Iowa Corporate Income Tax - Microsoft Word Document

Financial Incentives - Microsoft Word Document

Area Industries
AMANCO - Manufacture Portable Concrete Mixing Plants - www.con-e-co.com

ACCU-STEEL INC - Manufacture fabric-covered steel truss buildings - www.asicoverbuildings.com 

EBI/JR Trausch Industries - Manufacture Refrigeration Units - www.trauschindustries.com

Quality Machine  of Iowa Inc - Precision Production of Machining of Metal Parts - www.qualitymachine.com

Audubon - Exira Ready Mix - Manufacture Pre-cast Feed Bunks

Jumbo Jacks Cookbooks - Prints Cookbooks for Fundraisers - www.jumbojacks.com

AMVC - Manage Pork Production including Nutrition, Veterinary Service, Marketing - www.amvcms.com

Midwest Hard Parts - Market Transmission Parts 

Worthington Ag Parts - Market Ag Equipment Parts - www.worthingtonagparts.com

Herbers Seed and Consulting - Crop Consulting, Management and Sales - www.herbersseed.com

Links
Audubon County GIS - www.beacon.schneidercorp.com  
Iowa Department of Economic Development – www.iowalifechanging.com
Iowa Workforce Development – www.iowaworkforce.org
Region XXII Council of Governments – www.region12cog.org
Des Moines Area Community College – Carroll – www.dmacc.cc.ia.us/dbr/
Audubon Chamber of Commerce – www.auduboniowa.org
MidAmerican Energy Company – www.midamericanenergy.com
Bureau of Labor Statistics - www.bls.gov
Iowa School Profiles – www.iowaschoolprofiles.com
Location One Information System – www.locationone.com
Audubon County Laborshed - click here for pdf
Western Iowa Advantage – www.westerniowaadvantage.com
Audubon County Airport - www.airnav.com/airport/KADU/
Valley Business Park -  www.valleybusinesspark.net


Audubon County Economic Development
Board of Directors

President
Steve Schmitz DVM

Vice President
Troy Wessel

Secretary
Todd Nelsen

Treasurer
Gene Karstens

Directors:
Lyle Hansen Jr.
Mary Lee Jensen
Sam Kauffman
Alan Kearney
Laverne Lansman WITR
Jay Nelson
Bryan Olson

Executive Director
Thomas R. Nielsen

Assistant Director
Margee Shaffer