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Advanced Manufacturing

DSM business advantages in this field include a lower-than-average cost of doing business, an ample fleet of national and regional trucking companies, no property taxes on inventories, machinery or equipment and a reliable, well-educated workforce, making this the place for many in the advanced manufacturing industry.

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For more information, contact Mike Swesey, Senior Vice President of Economic Development at (515) 286-4997 or mswesey@DSMpartnership.com.

Growing Business in DSM: John Deere Des Moines Works

Growing Business in DSM: Vermeer Corporation

Major Advanced Manufacturing Companies 

DSM's major manufacturers include: Sales tax graphic

  • 3M
  • B&G Foods, Inc.
  • Anderson Erickson Dairy Co.
  • Bridgestone/Firestone
  • Cardinal IG Co.
  • ColorFX
  • Dee Zee, Inc.
  • EFCO Corporation
  • Emerson/Fisher Division
  • JBS USA
  • John Deere 
  • Lennox
  • Pella Corporation
  • Pine Ridge Farms
  • Quality Manufacturing Corp.
  • The Wittern Group
  • Titan Tire Corporation
  • TPI Composites Inc.
  • Tyson Foods, Inc.
  • Vermeer Corporation
  • Weiler, Inc.
  • Windsor Windows & Doors