Center for Industrial

Research and Service

www.ciras.iastate.edu

Mark ReinigEconomic

DevelopmentProgram Manager

Mission –To enhance the performance of Iowa industry through education and technology based services

Center for Industrial Research and Service

Manufacturing in Iowa

The set of activities that transform agricultural and mineral resources into finished goods.

Manufacturing

Manufacturing, Mining, Construction, and Agriculture are the only industries that

create wealth…

All others redistribute the results.

It has been stated that…

Importance of Manufacturing to Iowa

• 6,100 manufacturing firms

• $23.2 billion of the Gross State Product

(GSP)

Iowa Gross State Product

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%

Agriculture & related

Other goods-producing

Transportation & information

Government

Trade

Services

Finance, insurance & real estate

Manufacturing

Percentage of total GSP

Manufacturing Fraction of GSP

1 Indiana 28.4%

2 Iowa 21.0%

3 Wisconsin 20.7%

4 North Carolina 19.8%

5 Kentucky 19.8%

6 Ohio 19.7%

7 Arkansas 19.6%

8 Michigan 19.4%

9 Oregon 18.8%

10 Tennessee 18.3%

Iowa GSP by Mfg. Sector

- 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000

Printing and related support activitiesPaper

Primary metalFurniture and related products

Computer and electronic productsWood products

Nonmetallic mineral productsPlastics and rubber products

Motor vehicle, body, trailer, and partsElectrical equipment and appliances

Fabricated metal productsChemicalsMachinery

Food products

Contribution to GSP in $ millions

National Comparison

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%

Computer and electronic products

Wood products

Nonmetallic mineral products

Plastics and rubber products

Motor vehicle, body, trailer, and parts

Electrical equipment and appliances

Fabricated metal products

Chemicals

Machinery

Food products

Percentage of Manufacturing GSP

Iowa

National

Iowa Employment by Sector

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700

Transportation & information

Agriculture & related

Other goods-producing

Finance, insurance & real estate

Manufacturing

Government

Trade

Services

Thousands of jobs

Company Size

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

1-4 5-19 20-99 100-499 500 or more

Employment size of establishment

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230,000 Manufacturing Jobs

Manufacturing jobs100 to 1,000

1,000 to 5,000

5,000 to 20,000

Fraction of Jobs in Manufacturing

Monona3%

Hancock44%

in manufacturing3 to 10 percent

10 to 25 percent

25 to 44 percent

Percentage of jobs

Average Manufacturing Earnings

Linn$62,000

Ringgold$21,000

earnings per job ($)21,000 - 30,000

30,001 - 40,000

40,001 - 50,000

50,001 - 62,000

Average annual

Dependence on Mfg. Earnings

Linn

Lee

Ida

Sioux

IowaJasper

Clinton

Union

Plymouth Wright

Marion

Crawford

Henry

Dubuque

Marshall

Clarke

Hancock

Hamilton

Louisa

Fremont

Howard

Monroe

Black Hawk

Buena Vista

Van Buren

Chickasaw

Appanoose

Humboldt

Muscatine

Dickinson

Des Moines

Winnebagodependency

Manufacturing

Other

Economic

EDA University Center

Enhance the competitive strength of existing rural companies, assist developing companies, and ensure that the investment being made by EDA, Iowa, and Iowa companies is most effectively leveraged.

Mission

Center History

• CIRAS founded in 1963• Iowa EDA University Center founded in

1981• First decade – Productivity & management

assistance• Past decade – Engineering design & testing• Next decade – Expand range of services,

increase partnering, focus assistance

Economic Assessment

• Conduct initial assessment– Basic county economies– Detailed regional economy

• Analyze key trends and transformations• Identify trends in industrial strengths

and weaknesses• Categorize the region’s industrial

structure in light of the state’s targeted industries

Economic Gardening for Coaching Manufacturing

Supplier Networks

Identify Regional Manufacturing Economic

Area

• Determine Size of Region

• Conduct Initial Assessment

Establish Base of Manufacturers

• Harris Directory

• On the Ground Research

• Other Resources

Develop Supplier/Customer

List

• Survey Identified Manufacturers

• Create Database

• Interactive Website Development

Implementation

• Website Becomes Operational

• Training/Familiarization/Input

• Regional Purchasing Updates

• Manufacturer’s Roundtable

Center for Industrial

Research and Service

Where you find solutions

www.ciras.iastate.edu