With $102.7 million in facility-specific investment and 182 permanent operating jobs announced, this project clears both of AFT's qualifying thresholds ($100 million in facility-specific investment OR 100 permanent operating jobs). It is also confirmed by official public sources and involves a physical manufacturing facility in the United States.
View full methodology →The industrial machinery & equipment context.
Industrial Machinery & Equipment tracks qualifying U.S. factories producing machinery, automation systems and industrial equipment used in manufacturing, construction, agriculture, mining, material handling and infrastructure. Automotive, aerospace, shipbuilding and electrical-grid equipment remain in their dedicated AFT industries.
At a glance
- Company
- Vermeer
- Industry
- Industrial Machinery & Equipment
- Location
- Bondurant, Iowa
- Investment
- $102.7M
- Permanent jobs announced
- 182
- Status
- Under Construction
- Announced
- Feb 20, 2026
- Opening timeline
- Not yet announced
- Added to tracker
- Sep 8, 2026
Official references
- Iowa Economic Development Authority, "IEDA Board approves first BIG incentives for five companies, plus quality-of-life and innovation projects," February 20, 2026 https://opportunityiowa.gov/press-release/2026-02-20/ieda-board-approves-first-big-incentives-five-companies-plus-quality-life-and-innovation-projects
- Vermeer groundbreaking announcement https://www.vermeer.com/na/news/vermeer-breaks-ground-on-all-new-des-moines-facility-expanding-iowa-manufacturing-footprint
- Vermeer, "Equipment demand and generational innovation spur new Vermeer manufacturing facility and team growth in Des Moines metro," February 20, 2026 https://www.vermeer.com/na/news/new-manufacturing-facility-team-growth-in-des-moines-metro
Cite this project
American Factory Tracker. "Bondurant Des Moines Manufacturing Facility — Vermeer, Bondurant, IA." https://americanfactorytracker.com/projects/vermeer-bondurant-des-moines-manufacturing-facility. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Please also cite the original sources listed above for underlying figures.