The Calcium Products facility is currently located on Webster County Road P59 on the southeast edge of Fort Dodge.

Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance CEO Dennis Plautz said in August, “What’s proposed today is a $17 million expansion, which includes building, machinery, equipment and new pelletizers so they can do more things than they do today and be more competitive in the marketplace.”

Plautz said the $17 million will include $7.5 million for construction, $8.1 million for machinery and equipment, and $1.5 million for the land.

Calcium Products takes local products such as gypsum and limestone and creates soil additives. Plautz said one of their biggest customers is golf courses.

“Calcium Products is an added-value company,” Plautz said. “With this expansion they can go after new consumers and create more development around Fort Dodge.”

Plautz added that Calcium Products would continue to use its current buildings for storage and warehousing and build a new production facility on 40 acres across the road from the current facility.

This project will also add two jobs while maintaining the current 11 positions. The two new positions are projected to pay $20.47 per hour.

The Webster County Board of Supervisors approved the resolution of support to give Calcium Products an annual appropriation rebate equal to 70 percent of the incremental tax produced by the new project.

Board of Supervisors Chairman Mark Campbell thanked Plautz and Kelly Halsted, who is the Growth Alliance’s economic development director, for their work on this project.

“It’s very exciting to see more expansion and growth in our area,” Campbell said.

With the unanimous passing of the resolution, Plautz said, “The support of the Board of Supervisors is certainly appreciated. They’ve always stepped up to the plate and been supportive of economic development projects brought to them.”

Just a few days after the company received support from the supervisors, a sales tax refund was approved by a state board.

The Iowa Economic Development Authority board approved a full refund of sales, service and use tax paid during the planned construction of the company’s new production facility. The refund has an estimated value of $225,000.