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Alliant Energy breaks ground on new Mason City operations center

Site of new operations plant
Site of new operations plant
MASON CITY – A project to construct Alliant Energy’s new operations center in Mason City kicked off with a groundbreaking on Monday. Work is already underway on the new 67,000 square foot building that will be located at 1035 43rd St. SW.

Around 70 employees will work from the new facility when it is complete in late 2016.

“We’re looking forward to the efficiency that will come from having all our local staff and equipment housed in the same building,” said Doug Kopp, President of Alliant Energy’s Iowa utility, who was on hand with other Alliant Energy and local leadership to turn dirt at the groundbreaking event. “With recent economic development successes in the region, we’re glad to also be investing in the North Iowa Corridor.”

The 19.8 acre site will accommodate all the equipment necessary to quickly respond to outages in the area. The new construction replaces three different facilities in Mason City, including the current operations center on Second Street, which has been in service to the community for 89 years.

Artist rendering up close
Artist rendering up close
The move to 43rd Street SW put’s the new facility next to Mason City’s new industrial park. Alliant Energy was a partner in the effort to get the industrial park certified by the state as being ready for development.

“We see great benefit in having Alliant Energy open up their facility adjacent to our industrial park,” noted Chad Schreck, President and CEO of North Iowa Corridor Economic Development Corporation. “As we take prospective businesses on a tour of our certified shovel ready site, we will be able to point to Alliant Energy’s presence as a huge advantage of locating at the site, and in our region.”

The new $15 million facility has been designed with energy efficiency in mind and will be consistent with LEED standards.

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