In Iowa, there's a company called Pella, and it's based in a town that's also called

Pella.

And both Pellas, the company and the town, have a problem.

There aren't enough houses.

The town did a study a few years ago and basically saw that if things kept up the way they

were, the town would essentially run out of housing within the decade.

Run out of houses like there's just not enough houses?

There are not enough houses to go around.

That's our colleague, Charity Scott, who's been writing about it.

Pella, the company, is a Windows Endorse manufacturer.

It's by far the biggest employer in town, and it wants to get even bigger.

It's looking to double its revenue by the year 2025, and has said that in order to accomplish

that goal, they need to hire hundreds of new workers.

But again, this town doesn't have enough housing, and it's getting in the way of the company's

growth.

So that means that this problem is really only going to continue to get worse for the company

without them trying to find a way to solve this problem themselves.

To solve this problem, Pella, the company decided to take matters into its own hands and

start building things itself, like houses, a daycare, and even a restaurant.

This is a Windows Endorse manufacturer, and they're getting into all of these other businesses

all to try to make their town more livable.

And I just thought it was interesting that this was the length that the company was willing

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