March 19, 2024

FSA moving local headquarters to new building

Long unoccupied property on Speedway Drive sold

The long vacant commercial building located south of Walmart is finally getting new occupants.

Greenwood Properties of Dubuque purchased part of the property last week and is making plans to remodel it as the new Farm Service Agency location.

FSA will be moving to the new location from its current office at 709 First Ave. W.

The building, located on 1.25 acres at 800 Speedway Drive, was constructed in 2007 by Wright Builders, Inc. and has never been occupied.

Shari Greenwood, owner of Greenwood Properties along with her husband John, said half of the building’s 10,000 square feet will be used by FSA for its office. The remaining 5,000 square feet will be open for lease through Birkenholtz Realty.

Although this is the first time Greenwood has worked in Newton, it is not her first project with FSA. She also owns two properties in Clarion and Elkader that house the agency locations.

Before FSA can move in, Greenwood will be doing construction in the building to meet the agency’s specifications.

“There are bare walls right now, we are doing a complete build out for them,” Greenwood said.

A general contractor for the project has been hired, and he is currently looking for local businesses to help get the job done, Greenwood said.

“We would like to use as many local people as we can. We are from small town Iowa so we would like to support the local businesses, too,” Greenwood said.

A move in date for FSA has yet to be set, but Greenwood is looking at early fall for the building to be occupied.

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