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BUSINESS RETENTION & EXPANSION

Business Expansion

The EA provides demographics and trade figures, site location assistance, state and local financial incentive assistance, workforce development and more to help your business expand.

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BUSINESS SUPPORT

Shop Where I Live, Buy Local Today!

It's now easier than ever to shop local in the Cedar Rapids area, and each dollar you spend returns an average of three times more to our community than buying elsewhere!

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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Telling Cedar Rapids' Story

Cedar Rapids was ranked #50 on Livability's 2019 list of 100 Best Places to Live, and we're partnering with Livability Media to amplify Cedar Rapids' unique story on a national level to print and digital readers. Read more about how you can partner with us on this exciting opportunity!

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Who We Are

The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance is proud to serve nearly 1,200 member businesses through core functions of business support, economic development & workforce, community development and public policy. We strive to be the top economic growth region in the country.

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News

The latest Economic Alliance news, announcements, and updates can be found on our up-to-date News page.

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Our Region

We're proud to live in ICR IOWA! See why this region is a quality place to work, live and play.

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Our Community

Our focus is growing core central districts in Cedar Rapids and supporting surrounding communities!

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Public Policy

Our Public Policy initiatives provide a unified voice to advocate for pro-business and pro-growth issues.

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"The Economic Alliance membership provides connectivity. It is a resource for many of the activities scheduled within the Corridor along with their own programming. The Economic Alliance’s publications, alerts and events allow a great opportunity for CarePro, our employee owners and myself to stay connected within the community.”

-Michelle Jensen, President & CEO | CarePro Health Services

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Upcoming Events

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Dec. 12

Regional Legislative Launch

The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance and the Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce have partnered to create identical state and federal public policy agendas. The pair will advocate as one this year when working with our regional policy makers. Members of both organizations are invited to celebrate this momentous collaboration and officially unveil the agendas. Attendees will have the opportunity to speak directly with policy makers that represent cities and counties in our ICR IOWA region before new sessions begin in January.

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November 19

Field to Freezer: Health Care Concerns in the Way We Get Our Food

Community Event November 19, 7:00 PM


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November 19

Backyard Chickens Workshop

Community Event November 19, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM


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November 20

Investing on Tap

General Event November 20, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM


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