Facing Labor Shortages, Pella Reinvents the Company Town in Rural Iowa

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Facing Labor Shortages, Pella Reinvents the Company Town in Rural Iowa
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A company is spending $30 million to get people to move to a small town in Iowa. One step: Start a restaurant.

PELLA, Iowa—Pella Corp. has offices and manufacturing plants in more than 30 cities across the U.S. and Canada.

But one of the toughest jobs, say executives at this closely held maker of windows and doors, is convincing workers to locate here in its hometown, a rural city of about 10,000 residents 45 miles southeast of Des Moines.

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