Doing Business in Fayette, Iowa
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Doing Business
Home For Your Business
Doing business in Fayette is a snap. Productive workers in a central time zone location reaching customers from coast to coast. 
  • Telecommunications firms will find Fayette a step ahead with: 
  • A Northern Telecom DMS-10 digital switch 
  • Available, well-educated workforce 
  • Easy access to Highway 150 and Interstate 380 
  • Corporate air service 8 minutes away 
  • Commercial air service fifty minutes from downtown Fayette. 
  • Iowa's tax climate is favorable with: 
  • A single factor, non-unitary tax 
  • Property tax abatements 
  • No sales or use tax on machinery and equipment purchase 
  • New jobs tax credit that can reduce or eliminate your Iowa Corporate income tax 
  • 50% deductibility of federal taxes from your Iowa Corporate income tax 
We have the solution to your expansion or relocation needs: FAYETTE
Looking for Office Space?

Cast your sights on the Northeast Iowa Professional Building. This unique three story, 39,000 square foot office building, which is available for sale or lease, is waiting for you.  Pictured below.

 Office space is available in the Professional Building
Northeast Iowa Professional Building
Quality Workforce Training
The customer demands quality service - Fayette Style Service 

 Iowans are 35% more productive than the average U.S. worker. Wage rates for office occupations vary from $5.15 to $7.90 an hour. 

The Fayette workforce is available and flexible; willing to work full or part time, evening or daytime hours, while traveling up to 60 miles for employment and working after school or retirement. 

Iowa has the nation's lowest new employer unemployment insurance rate. The 1% rate for 3 years enables you to see savings at the bottom line. Fayette is within minutes of the county's 24,800 residents as well as Upper Iowa University's student body. Expect to find qualified, productive workers waiting to give you a full day's work. 

Productive, available work force. That describes Fayette. Northeast Iowa Community College offers a comprehensive customized training program, Iowa New Jobs Training Program, to qualified businesses to give Iowans an even greater edge. The program funds screening skills assessment, testing, on the job or classroom training for new emplyees. But that's not all. The training program may allow up to 50% of the trainees first year wages and benefits to be reimbursed.
 
Education The Community
Upper Iowa University has called Fayette home since 1857. The University of Northern Iowa, Luther College, Wartburg College and Northeast Iowa Community College are all less than an hours' drive from Fayette. 

Educated workforce? You bet. The North Fayette Community School District expects excellence from its students. North Fayette's graduation rate of 93% is second to none. The five year average ACT score is 22.7. Our commitment to excellence in education is exemplified by 10:1 student teacher ratio and the $4,300 per pupil annual expenditure.

There is no place like home. And there is no place like Fayette. A place where a strong work ethic, friendly neighbors, nature's beauty and concern for family are the rule -- not the exception. Fayette is home to parks, golf courses and the Volga River Lake State Park. While the Volga River winds its way through town providing unlimited recreational opportunities, the 5,000 acre Volga River Lake State Park offers fishing, canoeing, sailing, hiking and cross country skiiing. Seasons change with the splash and splendor of color. Don't forget the access to numerous cultural activities at Upper Iowa University. Fayette is the best of what nature and people have to offer. 
Industrial Sites in Fayette
Site Name Fayette City Industrial Park
Total Acreage Available 6
Location of Site SE edge of city
Asking price per acre $1500
Name of Landowner Greater Fayette Promotional Corporation
Is site served by rail? No
Electricity (Primary Voltage) 13800
Water 8" main
Gas 4" main
Sewer 8" main
Zoning classification Industrial
Fire Insurance Class 7
Tax rate / $1000 assessed valuation $36.61 (City, County and School)
Is site located within a tax increment area? Yes


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