October 26, 2010
DRA Properties and City of Ankeny bring an affordable solution to QA Graphics keeping them in Ankeny.
ANKENY, IA (October 26,2010)—DRA Properties has announced an anchor tenant for its first office building in Vintage Business Park at Prairie Trail, the 1,000-acre planned community. A leading technology company, QA Graphics, will occupy 6,200 square feet of the new office building currently being constructed on SW State Street in the Prairie Trail Development.
“We are excited to have QA Graphics located in Prairie Trail. It is great for Ankeny to keep this business in town and we are proud to have them in our first office building at Vintage Business Park,” said Dennis Albaugh, owner of DRA Properties.
The office building located at 1250 SW State Street will be 15,000 square feet and showcase affordable office space. It is anticipated for completion in early winter 2011. The remaining space is available for lease or for sale through DRA Properties.
“We’ve outgrown our current office space and have been researching possible relocation areas throughout the metro for awhile now,” said Dan McCarty, owner of QA Graphics. “Through working with the city of Ankeny and DRA Properties, we’ve been able to come up with an affordable solution at Prairie Trail that allows us to keep the business in Ankeny.”
QA Graphics initially opened its doors as a provider of graphic outsourcing services for the building automation industry, and as a result, the company is proud to have done work for several of the industry’s largest control system manufacturers. As QA Graphics’ customer base has expanded, so has the range of creative services that QA Graphics provides. The company now has two design teams, providing graphic outsourcing services and interactive design solutions. The graphic outsourcing department offers a comprehensive range of services, including HVAC 3D development, BIM design, the development of BAS symbol libraries, drafting services and other custom solutions. The interactive design team provides custom solutions, such as websites, graphical user interfaces (GUI), 3D demonstrations, 360° virtual tours and other multimedia solutions.
Prairie Trail
Prairie Trail is a 1,031 acre planned community built on the tradition of Iowa’s great neighborhoods. It’s a tapestry of diverse and distinctive homes, tree-lined streets, neighborhood stores, nearby offices, schools, parks, and greenbelts. It’s a walk-able development in Ankeny, Iowa, with less traffic, more sidewalks and trails that connect the entire development to the city of Ankeny. It’s a place where everything is designed to connect the people to the land, to each other, and to surrounding communities in a very traditional manner. Prairie Trail is the place for people to meet and interact.
QA Graphics
QA Graphics is an innovative computer graphic development company specializing in graphic outsourcing and interactive design solutions. The company provides custom solutions ranging from full-service website development, graphical user interfaces (GUI), 3D design/animation, virtual tours, multimedia solutions and other interactive content. Please visit www.qagraphics.com to learn more.