Oskaloosa Innovation Park Certified Site

September 29, 2023

Oskaloosa Innovation Park

The Innovation Park in Oskaloosa is an Iowa-certified site zoned General Industrial offering 490 acres of development-ready property ideal for advanced manufacturing, biotech industries, warehousing, and distribution. The Park is multimodal - located at the confluence of highways US 63, IA 163, IA 92, IA 23, and 30 minutes to Interstate 80, providing easy access to raw goods and markets. Union Pacific Railroad is on-site, plans for a transload facility are being studied, and three general service airports are located within 25 minutes of the Park. Multigig fiber-to-the-premise internet is offered by locally owned Mahaska Communication Group, which provides a robust system and same-day customer service - a strategic advantage for users with data demands that require unlimited bandwidth. MidAmerican Energy provides natural gas and electric service with affordable rates 33 percent lower than the national average, and 88% of the electric load is derived from renewable sources. All utilities are in place, and due diligence studies are completed.

The community is home to worldwide industries that engage in research, development, and manufacturing export to 180 countries while choosing Oskaloosa as their worldwide headquarters. The area laborshed is 427,688 people, and 24 percent of the workforce is employed in manufacturing, offering a high concentration of talent for prospective industries. Oskaloosa is an Iowa Great Place community offering the convenience of small-town living with big-city amenities.

The Innovation Park property is owned or under option to the Mahaska Chamber & Development Group and is ready for immediate development.  Visit the entire site here:  https://www.iowaeda.com/certified-site/innovation-park/

Contact

Deann DeGroot - Mahaska Chamber and Development Group
ddegroot@mahaskachamber.org