Aerospace & Defense
Set Your
Heights on
Iowa
Let Iowa help get your aerospace and defense aspirations off the ground. With the talent, land and incentives your business needs, trust Iowa to help your company climb to new heights.
With roots dating back to the 1850s, Iowa’s aerospace and defense cluster offers access to cutting-edge aerospace engineering programs, state-of-the-art research facilities and a corporate and personal tax rate structured to benefit your bottom line. Coupled with an abundance of shovel-ready land, lower operating costs and readily available talent, your business will soar in an ecosystem designed for breakthrough development and faster time-to-market.
The Iowa Advantage
Your Team
for the Long
Haul
With a wealth of institutional knowledge – and the creative spirit to match – Iowa’s workforce delivers.
Precision and expertise are paramount in aerospace and defense. But dependability is the glue that holds it all together. That’s where Iowa’s workforce comes in. Our apprenticeships and training programs ensure our talent remains on the industry’s leading edge. And with one of the nation’s highest concentrations of mechanical engineers and manufacturing workers, Iowa’s deep expertise and institutional stability will transform your business.
The Iowa Advantage
Incentives
That Drive
Innovation
Accelerate your growth.
Aerospace and defense margins demand innovation and smart investments. Iowa’s suite of growth-oriented incentives deliver advantages that will help your business rise far above your competition. From R&D tax credits to assistance offsetting training and expansion costs, Iowa is here to help your company realize its goals, and then some.
The Iowa Advantage
Available Land, Ready To Build
Iowa is a top 10 state for site readiness.
On the path to profitability, Iowa’s Certified Sites offers a much-needed tailwind to companies moving at the speed of business, meaning your company can scale up quickly and save thousands on site preparation costs.
#1
in the nation for electricity generated from clean power sources
(American Clean Power)
#3
highest concentration of mechanical engineers
(Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Top
10
best states for power grid reliability
#3
highest concentration of manufacturing workers in the U.S.
(Bureau of Labor Statistics)
#2
highest percentage of workers in STEM occupations
(National Sciences Foundation)
million
in aviation parts exported to 127 countries
(WISERTrade)
“We have the sites, we have the incentives, we have the workforce, we have the innovation. Here, you’re just a connection away from your next big thing.”
Marty Lenss,
Executive Director, Eastern Iowa Airport
“I don’t know that you’re going to find a better workforce anywhere else. They’re well-trained and ready for many different roles of the future.”
Dr. Sara Nelson,
Director, Iowa Space Grant Consortium and NASA ESPCoR
Land in good company
Not only is Iowa home to aerospace and defense sector leaders, but you’ll also find world-class institutions and research laboratories making new discoveries that advance the industry and boost bottom lines.
Transforming
Ambition
into Reality
Get to know Iowa’s new aerospace and defense hub, ready to break boundaries and bring amazing innovations to life.
Find out why employees love Iowa
Here, workers are in it for the long haul thanks to a quality of life that’s second to none. Learn more.
