Targeted Industries

The Iowa City area is home to a wide range of national and international Fortune 500 companies; small, family-owned businesses and emerging and advancing entrepreneurs representing multiple industries.

A strong economic interdependence is created in our area through commonalities in labor requirements, technologies, and supply chains and our work with area educators, policy makers, and employers has created models and best practices to help businesses in five targeted industries flourish.

Use the links below or to the right to find out more about each industry and its success in our area.