more than a dozen industries, and countless locally owned enterprises. The reasons for our success: GREAT LOCATION, GREAT INFRASTRUCTURE, GREAT SAVINGS and GREAT PEOPLE.

Location - Mount Pleasant is less than a day's haul from every major Midwestern market: Chicago, Des Moines, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Minneapolis-Saint Paul and Saint Louis

Infrastructure - Mount Pleasant boasts two four-lane highways, U.S. 34 and U.S. 218/27 (the Avenue of the Saints); Class 1 rail line; general services airport; proximity to three international airports and the Mississippi River

Savings - CNBC ranks Iowa #1 in the nation for cost of business thanks to low utility, tax and labor costs

Workforce - Mount Pleasant offers a deep pool of managers, technicians and laborers; wages below the national average; no private-sector unions

Mount Pleasant - Where Business Gets Done!