ALTOONA, IOWA — Associated Bank has arranged an $84 million loan for the construction of a 622,788-square-foot heavy manufacturing facility in Altoona. Enclave is the developer and borrower. The loan was arranged and led by Associated Bank as administrative agent with syndicate lenders First National Bank of Omaha and Wintrust Financial.
The project is a build-to-suit for Robinson Inc. to provide flexible production capacity for metal bending, large format cutting, metal forming, welding, fabricating and assembly, and electrical integration. Marking its first manufacturing facility outside of Wisconsin, Robinson will now have close to 1.4 million square feet of manufacturing space across Wisconsin and Iowa to better serve its energy sector customers. The City of Altoona is investing $9 million for infrastructure improvements, and Robinson will invest $76 million for upgrades. The plant will create more than 100 new jobs when completed in early 2027.
Valor Contracting, a division of Enclave, is the general contractor. John Rent of Associated Bank handled the loan arrangements and closing.