Jones County Iowa Economic Development Commission

"Welcome to Jones County, IA. Thank you for visiting our economic development website. We are excited with what is happening here and encourage you to be part of it!!"
- JCEDC Executive Director

Jones County Economic Development

Help Make Jones County a BLUE ZONE!

What if you knew you could add 12 healthy and happy years to your life, would you be interested? Governor Branstad has put forth the initiative to make Iowa the healthiest state in the nation in just five years. To accomplish this, the state of Iowa has endorsed Dan Buettner’s New York Times bestselling book, “The Blue Zones – lessons for living longer from the people who have lived the longest”. His research found that people who live in Blue Zones share 9 common lifestyle behaviors that have a direct impact on their increased well-being and longevity. These healthy behaviors, called the Power 9 principles, center on moving naturally, eating wisely, knowing your life purpose, and belonging to a social community. The Power 9 principles are easy, small steps that everyone can take in their daily lives to feel better, live longer, and be happier. Wellmark is supporting this initiative by providing between $15 and $25 million to 10 different Iowa communities to implement these 9 simple principles. You, as an integral part of Jones County, can help your community be selected as one of these 10! Act Now… Step 1. Pledge your support online at www.bluezonesproject.com or text “BZP” to 772937 (If you live and work in Jones County, please put the zip code of where you live. If you live outside of Jones County, please put the zip code of where you work.) By pledging online at the link above, you can improve Jones County’s chance of being selected to receive expert resources from Wellmark! Step 2. Let us know you pledged by clicking here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DCJZ5ZL Both of these steps are VERY important steps! The state of Iowa needs to know that we, as the Jones County community have support, and the Jones County Blue Zone needs to know all of our community members who are participating! Let’s, as Jones County, make the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice!!

Why Jones County?

Jones County is located in the heart of Eastern Iowa and central to major U.S. markets. We are within five hours of Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Madison and Omaha with easy access to the crossroads of America, Interstates 80 and 35. From a shipping perspective, it makes sense to do business in Iowa; but you will also find our people well-educated and friendly, our business environment strong and a quality of life that makes others want to call Iowa their home.

The Jones County Economic Development Commission is here to assist in growing your business and ready to locate new business in our shovel-ready parks and available buildings.