Editing West Branch, Iowa (section)

==Economy==
West Branch has been one of 36 communities in the Main Street Iowa program since being accepted on June 1, 2006.<ref>[http://www.westbranchtimes.com/article.php?viewID=967 Main Street names WB – West Branch Times – West Branch, Iowa – westbranchtimes.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The program encourages downtown economic development through historic preservation.

The city's industrial park is home to a major distribution center of Cincinnati-based [[Procter & Gamble]]. The building is {{convert|550000|sqft|m2}} and as of 2007, is undergoing an expansion.<ref>[http://www.westbranchtimes.com/article.php?viewID=1127 P&G finds development company to complete W. Branch expansion – West Branch Times – West Branch, Iowa – westbranchtimes.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The industrial park is also home to Plastic Products, Wausau, Acciona Windpower North America and, Tidewater Direct.

As of November 2007, construction was completed on [[Acciona Energy|Acciona Energía's]] wind turbine generator engineering and assembly plant, the first in North America.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.westbranchtimes.com/article.php?id=1689|title=A powerful development|publisher=West Branch Times|last=Poggenklass|first=Rob|date=April 26, 2007|access-date=2011-08-23}}</ref> Production began at the plant in December 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acciona-na.com/About-Us/Our-Projects/U-S-/West-Branch-Wind-Turbine-Generator-Assembly-Plant.aspx|title=ACCIONA Windpower - Wind Turbine Generator Assembly Plant|publisher=ACCIONA North America|access-date=2011-08-23}}</ref>