Bondurant leads the state in certified sites

Preparedness helps city land Amazon, Vermeer

By: John LohmanJennifer DeWitt|April 2, 2026

|4 min read

The Amazon Fulfillment Center project in Bondurant was completed in less than 12 months. The speedy development was due, in part, to it being an Iowa Certified Site. CREDIT SHIVE-HATTERY

The poster child of the Iowa Certified Sites program clearly would be the City of Bondurant, which last year achieved certification of a fifth development-ready industrial site — hitting another new state record for site readiness.

Located in the center of Iowa, northeast of Des Moines and strategically near Interstates 80, 35 and U.S. Highway 65, Bondurant has added three of those…

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Bondurant leads the state in certified sites

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