Eldora, Iowa “The Middle of Somewhere”

Eldora’s first business was a small proprietorship, a blacksmith’s shop located just north of the current town site. This enterprising business took advantage of Eldora’s geographic location and the resources that were close at hand.

Today, Eldora boasts of a strong and diverse industrial base that draws its employees from surrounding rural communities. It has established itself as the place in Hardin County to develop an industrial site. Federal Highway 20 has expanded to an interstate, 4-lane superhighway, connecting us to Chicago to the East and Sioux City to the West. Several new industries are making plans to locate close enough to it to cut their transportation costs.

Eldora is in the middle of somewhere. It’s in the middle of the richest farmland in America. It’s in the middle of the National and America’s busiest superhighway, Interstate 80, is just 60 miles to the South. Interstate 35 is 27 miles to the West. Chicago is 5 hours to the East, Kansas City is 5 hours to the South and Minneapolis is a short 3-hour drive north. This location is ideal for any company that wants to service these areas, or needs the resources these cities can provide.

The work ethic and literacy rates are exceptional. Incomes are not so inflated here in the heartland and wage rates are quite reasonable. The labor pool fluctuates with the economy, but in the last twenty years, the businesses in Eldora have always been able to find good, capable workers to turn out their products and services.

Eldora has been regarded as the garden spot of Hardin County and Central Iowa, thanks to Pine Lake State Park. The Iowa River Greenbelt and the numerous county parks that provide recreational opportunities. Schools, churches and a strong heritage of family values make the area an ideal location for a young family to realize the Great American dream.

Today’s Eldora is more vibrant and alive than it was in the 1850’s when the blacksmith began his entrepreneurial leap of faith, and the reasons he chose Eldora as a location are still the best reasons to come here. An industrial or agricultural enterprise that services the Heartland or the Nation can’t miss if it chooses to locate in Eldora, Iowa. Visit us and see for yourself!

Links to Eldora Industries and Partners
Alliant Energy
Dodger Industries
Eldora Plastics, Inc.
Garst Seed Company
Whink
United Suppliers
Remington Hybrid Seeds
Quality Products