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Man in blue shirt works on an aviation part.

Aerospace companies are looking beyond traditional hubs. Iowa is making its case.

This article originally appeared as a sponsored story with Insider Inc. Thierry Dosogne/Getty Images When aerospace and defense companies scout sites
Yellow military training aircraft flying alongside a commercial passenger aircraft

Iowa’s Aerospace is Gaining Altitude  

As featured in USA Today, Iowa is quietly building one of the nation's most competitive aerospace and defense ecosystems.
Headshot of CID Director Marty Lenss

If you build it, they will soar

CID director Marty Lenss reflects on Iowa’s aerospace & defense industry and the future of the state’s aerospace cluster From the moment 13-year-old
Ossama Abdeklhalik in Ames, Iowa

No Coast, No Problem

An Ames Startup is Making Waves in Marine Energy Research Launching an ocean-oriented company from landlocked Ames? Sounds far-fetched Yet, thousands
Brianne Schulte, VP of Strategy and Technology at Vermeer smiles for a photo within their office building.

“A Better Way” to Do Business

With a global footprint and Iowa roots, Vermeer Corporation has never forgotten where it started.