New space to serve as hub for digital, precision ag

Powering Innovation

ISU Research Park

The ISU Research Park and Alliant Energy are building a new multi-tenant collaboration space in the park with an anticipated Fall 2024 completion date. The Alliant Energy Agriculture Innovation Lab will provide more than 85,000 square feet for ISU’s College of Agriculture and Life Science’s Digital Ag Innovation Team and agriculture-based business tenants to access technology, research, and development. It will pair collaborative office and agricultural workshop space to create a unique work environment in Central Iowa. PivotBio, manufacturer of microbial synthetic fertilizer, also is expanding its presence at the park with new construction set to open this fall to house the company’s North American Training Center. The ISU Research Park covers more than 550 acres south of Ames, providing space and resources to advance science and technology initiatives for 120 tenant companies.