DeWitt, Iowa Services & Businesses

Here are the top companies we found offering Digital Marketing Services in Des Moines, Iowa:

• Elevate Digital Marketing
  400 E Locust St UNIT 208, Des Moines, IA 50309
  (515) 505-9767

• Creative DSM Marketing Agency
  2976 99th St Suite 1, Urbandale, IA 50322
  (515) 999-0473

• TwoTone Creative 
  4800 Mills Civic Pkwy #204, West Des Moines, IA 50265
  (515) 864-6657

• MOCE Marketing
  501 SW 7th St Suite D, Des Moines, IA 50309
  (515) 400-1458

• Hatch
  218 1/2 5th St, West Des Moines, IA 50265
  (515) 224-1025

Iowa Workforce Development announced $1,391,547 in grants to 16 manufacturing businesses on October 13. The agency estimates the awards will support training for 631 workers.

Recipients will develop training programs addressing production, machine maintenance and other workforce needs. They include Blackhawk Engineering in Cedar Falls, ConAgra Brands in Waterloo and Raining Rose in Cedar Rapids.

The awards are the first round of the Advanced Manufacturing Pathways Development program, which anticipates distributing approximately $4 million. Applications remain open on a rolling basis until funding is committed.

Eligible employers can receive reimbursement for up to 80% of qualifying training expenses, capped at $4,000 per employee and $250,000 per employer. Both newly hired and existing workers can receive training. 

Five Iowa manufacturers are receiving approximately $4.85 million in federally supported pass-through loans for equipment, facility construction and production expansion.

Combining the USDA’s project estimates, the investments are expected to support 165 new jobs:

• Rosenboom Machine & Tool in Milford: $1 million for production equipment and 78 anticipated jobs.
• Iowa Pipe Fittings near Oakland: $1 million for equipment, technology and training space, with 68 anticipated jobs.
• Hawkeye Molding in Roland: $1 million for molding equipment and 10 anticipated jobs.
• MBN Pallets in Sibley: $884,800 toward a wood-bedding production facility and six anticipated jobs.
• Industrial Hardfacing in Lamoni: $961,596 for a building expansion and equipment, with three anticipated jobs.

The financing is being routed through rural electric cooperatives under the USDA Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant program. These are loans supporting specific projects—not direct grants to the manufacturers—and the employment totals remain projections.

Five independently owned businesses in Iowa Main Street districts have received a combined $75,000 after presenting expansion plans in the state’s Open 4 Business competition.

The awards went to Demeter’s Market in Clarence, Styled Abode in Elkader, The Purple Wagon in Marion, Bloomers on Central in Fort Dodge and Fuego Hot Glass in Newton. Individual grants range from $10,000 to $25,000.

Clarence bakery Demeter’s Market received the largest award. It plans to purchase commercial baking, refrigeration and merchandising equipment, allowing it to pursue larger catering orders and potential wholesale relationships with restaurants and grocery stores. The competition drew 19 applicants before five finalists presented their plans in Osceola on October 5. 

Governor Kim Reynolds signed House File 2801 on October 2, changing Iowa’s Major Economic Growth Attraction program to accommodate a proposed $15 billion steel manufacturing investment by Mesabi Metallics.

According to the governor’s announcement, the revised program allows a single eligible business in a rural county to receive tax incentives totaling up to 10% of qualifying investment. The credits would be spread evenly over ten years and would be transferable. Previously, the program allowed incentives of up to 5% each for two eligible businesses.

The signing moves the state’s support beyond an announced proposal into enacted legislation. The steel complex itself remains a planned investment; the law does not establish that construction or hiring has been completed. For businesses considering future supplier opportunities, that distinction separates a meaningful financing milestone from an operating factory.

The Hawkeye State is known for its rolling hills, fertile farmlands, and friendly people.

It is a major center for agriculture, manufacturing, and insurance.

We especially love its strong agricultural sector, access to a skilled workforce, its stable economy, and its business-friendly environment.

Iowa Business Resources

• IA State Website
• IA Department of Revenue
• IA Secretary of State