Vermeer Corporation is beginning to ramp up operations at their new location. The global manufacturer based in Pella announced in December it would add a new location in Des Moines, and according to Vice President of Operations Mindi Vanden Bosch, their new employees are starting as soon as this week to get parts assembled and begin production.

Vanden Bosch says the expansion came from a need to get more workforce and an opportune move to take advantage of the population base in the Des Moines metro, and to make more efficiencies available on the mile in Pella. The company is also celebrating its 75th anniversary this summer.