Decatur County is an ideal location for industrial development, it is 75 miles from Des Moines and 120 miles from Kansas City. Interstate-35 puts Decatur County at the center of the hub for distribution in the U.S. Many industries are looking the support industries of the larger cities like Des Moines and Kansas City, but they want the small town setting for their employees. This may be one of the reasons we have the following industries.
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A-Z MANUFACTURING LAMONI, IA 641-784-6941
INDUSTRIAL HARDFACING INC. 215 E. MAIN STREET, LAMONI, IA 50140 TELEPHONE 641-784-6921 or 800-247-7778
Industrial Hardfacing is a manufacturer and rebuilder of mechanical screw press, grinding, extruding and expanding equipment for the Rendering, Packing, Vegetable Oil and Pet Food Industries. Industrial Hardfacing is a family owned business in operation for over 30 years.
Don E. Millslagle Jr., President
ProCom Inc. ProCom is a telemarketing company with an excellent reputation and over 15 years of experience. HWY 69, LAMONI, IA 50140 641-784-8841
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US
Census/American Fact Finder
Year
County State
1980
9780 2,913,808
1990
8338 2,776,755
2000 8689 2,926,324
Annual
Averages for 2008
Place
of Residence
Resident
Labor Force
......17,661
Resident
Unemployed
.8.2% (in 2005)
Place
of Work
Education
.2908
Construction
...
.1024
Manufacturing
...
..2240
Transportation/
Public Utilities
...
1172
Wholesale
& Retail Trade
...
.
..1454
Health
Care & Social Services .
..1780
Finance,
Insurance, Real Estate
...
.380
Hourly
Wage Rates
Occupation/Job
Title Entry Average
Business
& Financial 11.50 17.12
Building
& Maintenance 6.30 7.90
Office
& Administrative 9.95 11.46
Maintenance
& Repair 13.10 15.57
Transportation
8.04 10.06
Food
Prep & Serving 7.60 8.67
Community
Services 10.09 19.37
Sales
(wholesale) 13.62 18.23
Production
Supervisors 13.10 15.57
Office Supervisors 10.18 11.36
Medical and Hospital Demographics
Decatur County Hospital - General information DCH
Number
of hospitals within 1/2 hour drive
.3
Total
number of beds in nearest facility
.25
Time
in minutes to nearest facility
..
5
Time
in minutes to emergency medical treatment
..5
Is
air flight/EMT ambulance service available
..Yes
Number
of Clinics in the community
.3
Specialty
of clinics
Family PracticeMental Health
Number
of medical personnel in the county:
MDs
.2
DOs
.
1
Dentists
1
ARNPs
.
..2
Other
.
.11
Remarks:
25 bed hospital. Specialty Clinics:
General
Surgery, Orthopedic, Urology, Oncology,
Cardiology,
Vascular, Dermatology, ENT, Ophthalmology. There
is
also Community Health Centers of Southern Iowa located in
Leon and Lamoni, specializing in medical and behavioral practice.
Air
Service
General
Aviation airport
Lamoni
Type
of runway
........................................concrete
Length
of runway
.
..2900 x 60feet
Airport
Communication
...............CTAF 122.9
WX
ASOS 120.0
VOR
.
..Yes
Runway
Edge Lights
medium intensity
Time
in minutes to nearest commercial air service
. 45
City
name
..
Des Moines
Airlines
serving point: American, Northwest, TWA,
United,
USAir, Mesaba, Skyway, United Express,
USAir
Express, COMAIR, and AccessAir.
Industrial
waste pickup service
.Yes
Percentage
of city streets paved
25%
Average
winter temperature
.33.5 degrees
Average
summer temperature...
...84.2 degrees
Average
annual rainfall
.37.5 Inches
Average
annual snowfall
...21.0 inches
Total
number of Churches in the county
.28
Total
number of religious congregations in county
14
Protestant:
21 Catholic: 3 Jewish: 0 Other:4
Active
civic/industrial improvement programs: Decatur County is designated an
Enterprise Zone that offers incentives for industrial and housing developments.
Average cost of construction for housing: $85/square foot
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