About Charles City Area Development Corporation

Mission Statement:
The Charles City Area Development Corporation is the catalyst in greater Floyd County, nurturing the creation and retention of quality jobs.

PROGRESSIVE

Charles City (population 7,652), the county seat of Floyd County, is situated along the Avenue of the Saints (Iowa 27) in northern Iowa. It is a significant commercial and transportation center for the area, located on U.S. Highways 18 and 218, Iowa Highway 14, and the Canadian National Railway Co. and the Canadian Pacific Railroad.

RICH HISTORY

Charles City is known as the birthplace of the farm tractor in the early 1900’s by the Hart-Parr Company. The Hart-Parr gasoline-powered traction engine was the first production-model tractor in the U.S. and now the Floyd County History Museum preserves the history of our farming history and more.

GREAT LOCATION

Charles City serves as the county seat of Floyd County and is situated along the Avenue of the Saints four-lane highway that makes it easily accessed from Des Moines, Iowa, and the Twin Cities to Des Moines, Minneapolis, Chicago, Kansas City, and Omaha. Air, rail and bus service are also conveniently available close by.

Staff

Meet the team who keeps things going at the Charles City Area Development Corporation.

Board of Directors

Ron Litterer, Past President, Agricultural Producer
Scott Melliere, President, Valero Renewables, Charles City
Sarah George, Treasurer, Machine Tool Engineering, Inc.
Randy Heitz, Vice-President, Retired
Tammy Elthon, Secretary, Circle K Communications
Kurt Herbrechtsmeyer, First Security Bank & Trust
Dean Andrews, City of Charles City
Jeremy Bahe, Croell
Megan Anderson, Cambrex Charles City Inc.
Becky Boerschel, Zoetis
Chris Garden, L & J Industries
Mark Kuhn, Floyd County Board of Supervisors
William R. Kyle, North Iowa Air Service
Trevis O’Connell, City of Floyd
John Ott, City of Nashua
Sean Pitkin, CUSB Bank
Catherine Rottinghaus, First Citizens Bank
Paul A. Rottinghaus, Zip’s Truck Equipment Inc.
Charles E. Souder, Agricultural Producer

Our Partners

A successful community has many who support it. We are honored to showcase our partners in making Charles City and Floyd County an exceptional place to live and work.