Site at a Glance
Site Name: Metro North Business Park - Ankeny, Iowa
Zoning: M-1 Manufacturing
Site Designation: DSM RFI Ready
Water Infrastructure: Yes
Wastewater Infrastructure: Yes
Electric Infrastructure: Adjacent to Site
Natural Gas Infrastructure: Yes
Transportation Infrastructure: Distance to 4-Lane Highway: 1 mile
Distance to Interstate: 1 mile
Nearest Major Air Hub + Travel Time: Des Moines International Airport (Travel Time: 25 minutes)
Site Information
Ankeny’s Metro North Business Park (I-35 and Southeast Creekview Drive) includes 90 developable acres. Zoned for M-1 Manufacturing, the property averages traffic of 70,300 vehicles each day with its location adjacent to the Interstate. The site lies immediately next to the Ankeny Regional Airport and is a 25-mile drive from the Des Moines International Airport. Adjacent properties include manufacturing facilities for B&G Foods, a shelf-stable food distributor, and Cargill Health Technologies, a natural ingredient manufacturer. The available ground provides a campus-like setting, with other Business Park tenants including four hotels, Outback Steakhouse, Waterfront Seafood Market, and a daycare center. All utilities are readily available on-site. Community incentives are a possibility for the Metro North Business Park development, including industrial property tax abatement and Tax Increment Financing (TIF) which are negotiable based on jobs, wages, capital investment and the intended project.
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The Greater Des Moines region boasts a strong business climate, with business-friendly tax policies, a cost of doing business that’s 14% lower than the national average (Moody’s Analytics) and a labor force participation rate of 70%. Forbes ranks Greater Des Moines as a top 10 place for business and careers and the U.S. Census data shows that Greater Des Moines is the fastest growing major metro in the Midwest.
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Tiffany Louk | Director of Economic Development
(515) 286-4903
tlouk@DSMpartnership.com