Ankeny Brings In 2 Big Commercial Tasks
Cut a brand-new notch or 2 in Ankeny’s commercial belt.The storage facility
and production cluster on the south side of the city continues to grow after the City board authorized two tasks earlier this month.Ohio-based wholesale and circulation firm Power Distributors plans to lease almost three-fourths of a 208,000-square-foot storage facility being built at 810 SE Business Woods Drive. The firm will invest$3.2 million in the facility and employ 25 full-time employees, according to the city. It would be the company’s very first facility in Iowa.The warehouse is being developed by the Opus Group, an out-of-state developer that has just recently ramped up its financial investment in the Des Moines area.Opus appears poised to grow its presence in Ankeny. The company plans to develop 2 more distribution warehouses at the site, said Derek Lord, Ankenys economic development director.Power Distributors went beforepreceded the Iowa Economic Advancement Authority recently seeking state tax … Read This Post