Iowa Industrial Development O pportunities for either new or expanding industries are prevalent in Van Buren County. Buildings for light industry can be readily available. Many of our communities have land available for industrial development, with utilities on the property or adjacent to these parcels of ground.
Buildings are also available for commercial development, either retail business or office space.
Most of our communities have an Urban Revitalization Tax Abatement Program in effect. This provides tax abatement for commercial, industrial and housing construction and qualifying improvements. Through several options, a property owner, within a designated urban revitalization area, may receive complete or incremental abatement from taxation for a set period of time. This can prove to be an incentive for construction in our rural communities, and in a few years add several dollars to the tax base of the county. Fiber Optics and other communication advancements that are available in Van Buren County put employers in a position of taking advantage of today's latest technology.