The Iowa Economic Development Authority announced Thursday the certification of the Marshalltown Industrial Site through IEDA’s Certified Sites Program. The site is now one of 22 across Iowa designated as “project-ready,” according to the announcement.

The Marshalltown Industrial Site is 95 acres, almost all of which are developable. The site is located less than 4 miles from U.S. Highway 30 for transportation access and is suited for industries including advanced manufacturing, food production and animal food production, the press release said.

“This is one more piece of our comprehensive economic development strategy coming together and better positioning Marshalltown to compete for these great economic development projects,” John Hall, president and CEO of the Marshalltown Area Chamber of Commerce, said in a prepared statement. “We have already seen activity increase as a result of this site, as well as others coming onto our market, and fully expect that this is just the beginning of the activity we will see.”

IEDA and Iowa Finance Authority Director Debi Durham joined utility partners and officials from Marshalltown at the site Thursday to commemorate the certification.

The IEDA Certified Sites Program launched in 2012 and was created to address the lack of project-ready industrial sites in the state.