Iowa-Based Grocery Store Relocates Headquarters After More Than 80 Years

A beloved Iowa grocery chain is in the midst of moving to a new home.

John Slight, the Mayor of Boone, IA, a city of around 12,000 in Des Moines Township, announced that Fareway Grocery would be moving its headquarters out of Boone and relocating to Johnston, IA. Fareway has been headquartered in Boone since 1938.

The decision to move was reportedly due to Fareway ran out of space at its Boone headquarters and had to looking into relocation options. Mayor Slight expressed disappointment by the grocer's decision, as Fareway has been a pillar of the city for generations:

Fareway has been, is and will remain a vital and valued corporate citizen in Boone. The decision announced by its leadership today that its corporate headquarters will be moving to Johnston is one that is important to Fareway’s continued expansion. While we may be disappointed, the move is also beneficial to Boone for several reasons. Fareway’s downtown office will become the new home for approximately 45 wholesale office employees. That’s more people than are currently working in the downtown office and will boost our downtown’s vitality.

Mayor Slight reiterated that Fareway will remain committed to the city despite a change of scenery for their headquarters:

As Reynolds Cramer emphasized, what hasn’t changed is Fareway’s commitment to Boone as more than 600 employees continue to work at the wholesale campus and office. Just as it always has, Fareway will continue to make significant investments in its local facilities and our community at large. And as Fareway continues to expand throughout the Midwest, we know that Boone’s role in its success will also grow.

Fareway will move into the former home of the Iowa Bankers Association on Northwest 62nd Avenue in Johnston, per We Are Iowa.

Fareway Grocery has been a fixture in Iowa for nearly a century. In recent times, the grocery store announced a plan to help eligible full-time employees pay off their student loan debt with a benefit that gives them $100/month with a $5,000 limit.

As of this writing, Fareway Grocery has not released a statement. Read more about Fareway Grocery's headquarters' relocation to Johnston, IA on We Are Iowa's website.