Coatings manufacturer, Diamond Vogel completed and opened a new Innovation Center in Orange City, Iowa. 
 
This marks the completion of the second phase of its “Building Success” initiative which started in 2018. The company broke ground on this project in October of 2021 with an estimated cost of $15 million. 
 
Dimond Vogel’s “Building Success” initiative consisted of a five-year plan to expand the Orange City campus starting in 2018. $24 million capital investments were included in the plan for the Innovation Center, expansion of the company’s powder coating manufacturing, upgrades to existing office facilities, and a maintenance faculty. 
 
“Our company’s first research lab was no bigger than a closet. Now with the Innovation Center, we have a cutting-edge facility able to support our research and development team in Orange City. We are thankful to have a facility that measures up to the people working on it,” said chairman Drew Vogel. 
 
With the new 36,000-suare-foot facility as many as 60 research and development scientist are able to work in the office and laboratory space. 
 
“The Innovation Center provides out technical staff with the space and resources to develop innovative and relevant products to meet our customers’ needs and requirements,” commented president and CEO Jeff Powell.