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Our biggest focus at the Research Park is to hire talent. Iowa State Universtiy, University of Northern Iowa, and University of Iowa are all providing graduates who have the potential to become employees at companies like Workiva, Boehringer Ingelheim, and NewLink Genetics. The ISU Research Park serves tenants of any size, including start-ups, small-staff operations, growing entrepreneurial ventures and corporations with multiple locations worldwide. Our tenants represent a wide variety of fields including biotechnology, information technology, agriculture, health, wellness and more.

 

Why Iowa?

Benefits of the Park

Rizai says Workiva likes Iowa's low cost of living, low cost and high quality of health care, good schools and high quality of life. According to the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, Iowa ranks as the 10th best place to live in the country and has shown 4th best improvement since 2010. From data centers and software development sites to advanced manufacturing plants and life-science operations, Iowa is increasingly providing the "ideal location" that corporate executives are seeking.

 

Matt Rizai, CEO Workiva

“Iowa had a reputation for nurturing startup companies like ours.“

Matt Rizai, CEO Workiva

“We immediately looked at Ames for it's student talent and business climate.”
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