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Innovation has come to Iowa and made a significant change in the state. Some people outside of Iowa still believe that our state is nothing but miles and miles of land filled with cornfields. Some people that I have meet actually believe that almost all of the towns in Iowa are like what they have seen in “A Field of Dreams,” where everyone owns farmland and that we are all farmers. What they don’t see however, is the bustling metropolises that has sprung up around the state and have done amazing things not only in Iowa but in the nation as a whole. Take for example the cities around Des Moines. Here is just one part in Iowa that is home to hundreds of corporations and companies. This one city is home to companies like The Casey Corporation’s Headquarters, Iowa Soybean Association, Embria Health Sciences, and many other corporations that are doing wonders for the nation. Just a few miles away there is Pella Window Company who is honored to call Pella, Iowa their home. Also in the middle of Pella, they are proud to have the central hub for many small businesses and entrepreneurs called Many Hats. The concept behind that place is amazing because it brings small businesses together so that they are able to interact with one another and make their business grow with the help of other people going through and doing the same thing that they are. Many Hats allows small businesses to bounce ideas off of each other to help make the world a better place.

Aug 11, 2011 11:43 AM |Add a comment |Comments (1)