In business, it's about the bottom line, which is why we invite you to consider how Fairfield, Iowa factors in for your growing or start-up business. Major employers in the financial services, biotech and advanced manufacturing fields. Super-high speed Internet. Four-lane highway and rail access. Some of the lowest costs of doing business in the nation. An available, educated workforce, the product of an international university and leading community college. An entrepreneurial culture like none in the world. It all adds up to an impact to your bottom line that you just can't ignore.
A letter from the President of FEDA
Dear Visitor,
Welcome to the Fairfield Economic Development Association's Web site. Whether you are a local businessperson looking for detailed information on a critical business issue or a visitor interested in learning more about Fairfield as a place to live and do business, you've come to the right place. Fairfield's is an economy of diversity and sophistication, one which positions our community as one of the most philanthropic, entrepreneurial and technological small communities in the nation...
But we know it's about life, too. It's why we're proud to have cultivated a quality of place unlike anywhere else. Metropolitan-quality culture replete with the $8 million Fairfield Arts & Convention Center and Stephen Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts. A bustling square for shopping and more restaurants per capita than San Francisco for dining. A commitment to philanthropy and sustainability on a scale found precious few places.
And so much more.
Come find out how Fairfield factors in for your business.
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Coming Home to Iowa
Opportunity^2 is an economic development project for Southeast Iowa, of which Jefferson County is a part. The project is the brainchild of the Area 15 Regional Planning Commission which has been in operation since 1974 and serves the local jurisdictions of service delivery area 15. This ten cou ...
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New Appointments to the Board of Directors
FEDA is ushering in the New Year with a few changes. The Board of Directors welcomes Lori Schaefer-Weaton as the new President and Greg Lowenberg, and Art Sathoff as new Directors. The two new directors assume 3 year directorships and replace retiring Pat Doyle and Dave Reiff. Mrs. Schaefer- ...
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Iowan Magazine: Rethinking Success in Rural Iowa
The Iowan Magazine featured Fairfield in the "Sizing Up Small Towns: Rethinking Success in Rural Iowa" section of its Nov/Dec issue. The following is excerpted from the article by Carol Bodensteiner: It's midday on a Wednesday, and you may have to circle the town square twice to find a parking spot ...
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We have a Visitor: Director of Iowa Economic Develop Authority
Debi Durham, the Director of Iowa's Economic Development Authority, visited Fairfield this month as part of her statewide tour. Her itinerary in Fairfield included: Breakfast with FEDA members A FEDA sponsored meet-and-greet banquet Tours of local businesses: Cambridge Investment Resea ...
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Top 10 Workplaces in Iowa: Cambridge
FEDA member Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. (Cambridge) has been recognized as one of the top 10 mid-size employers in Iowa. Sponsored by The Des Moines Register, the Top Workplaces 2011 survey was led by Workplace Dynamics and over 900 employers were invited to participate, near ...
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Business Owners: Claim Your Google Place
If you're a local business owner, Google Places can help you take control of the information Google lists (or doesn't list) about your business on GoogleSearch and Google Maps. Google Places provides business-owners with powerful yet easy-to- ...
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