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Iowa

Ranked #39 of 49 qualifying states by announced manufacturing investment on American Factory Tracker.

American Factory Tracker currently follows 3 manufacturing projects in Iowa, spanning 2 industries led by Advanced Manufacturing and joined by Food & Beverage, with announcements dated between 2022 and 2025. John Deere in Waterloo is the largest single announcement at $280.0M, while JBS USA is the largest expected employer with 400 projected direct jobs.

Total projects
3
Announced investment
$526.0M
Announced jobs
936
Geographic Distribution

Projects in Iowa

Largest announced project
Advanced Manufacturing

John Deere

Waterloo, Iowa
Investment
$280.0M
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Largest Announced Job Creator
Food & Beverage

JBS USA

Ankeny, Iowa
Expected jobs
400
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Composition

Industry breakdown

  1. Advanced Manufacturing
    $280.0M
    1 proj · 350 jobs
  2. Food & Beverage
    $246.0M
    2 proj · 586 jobs
Timeline

Announcement chronology

  1. Aug 27, 2025$100.0M
    JBS USA
    Ankeny, Iowa · Food & Beverage
  2. Jun 5, 2023$146.0M
    Post Holdings (Michael Foods)
    Norwalk, Iowa · Food & Beverage
  3. Jun 13, 2022$280.0M
    John Deere
    Waterloo, Iowa · Advanced Manufacturing
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