Procter & Gamble to add 100 new jobs with $150M Iowa City expansion

Company will build on the former site of Kirkwood Community College's Iowa City campus to accommodate a new production line for its Oral-B plant

By: John LohmanAnnie Smith Barkalow|September 23, 2025

|3 min read

Procter & Gamble's plant in Iowa City. CREDIT RICHARD PRATT

Procter & Gamble is planning to expand its Oral-B Laboratories production capacity in Iowa City, a $150 million project estimated to create 100 new full-time jobs.

The company is adding a new production line that will “manufacture products in Iowa that are currently only manufactured outside of the U.S.,” according to an Iowa Economic Development Authority project report. To accommodate the new growth, Procter…

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