January 15, 2026 | Business Support, Community Development, Membership
The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance announces Pat McGrath, as the recipient of the 2025 Howard Hall Excellence in Business Award....
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December 15, 2025 | Business Support, Member Stories
Hy-Vee Health Exemplar Care is reshaping how patients and employers think about healthcare in the Cedar Rapids region. Instead of navigating copays, deductibles, surprise bill...
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November 25, 2025 | Business Support, Member Stories
D. C. Taylor Co. has been part of the Cedar Rapids skyline for more than 70 years, helping businesses keep their operations running safely and reliably under roofs built to la...
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October 2, 2025 | Business Support, Community Development, Public Policy
The Believe in Cedar Rapids Schools committee gathered the required number of signatures as authorized by state code to hold satellite voting locations at Wilson, McKinley, Ro...
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September 24, 2025 | Business Support, Member Stories
SmartphonesPLUS started in Cedar Rapids with a simple idea: make it easy and secure for people and organizations to trade in used electronics and keep them out of landfills. T...
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August 27, 2025 | Business Support, Economic Development & Workforce
The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance is proud to announce the 2026 Executive Class of Leadership for Five Seasons (LFS), a premier community leadership program that connec...
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August 15, 2025 | Business Support, Public Policy
State Policy Update Iowa DOGE Task Force Update Earlier this year, Governor Reynolds announced the creation of Iowa’s version of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOG...
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August 14, 2025 | Business Support, Downtown Cedar Rapids
The Downtown SSMID (Self-Supported Municipal Improvement District) in partnership with the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance are proud to announce the winners of the 2025 R...
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August 12, 2025 | Business Support, Member Stories
If you’re a fanatic about your spring planting, you know you go from place to place to find just the right flowers and plants. Then you come across Blooms and you know you...
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July 3, 2025 | Business Support, Member Stories
We all have stress in our lives. From work challenges to family obligations and possible health issues. Finding healthy ways to cope is what Hands in Harmony, LLC is all about...
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March 19, 2025 | Business Support, Membership
Becoming an official ambassador for the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance offers personal and professional rewards. Ambassadors form strong connections within the community...
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October 25, 2024 | Business Support
Across the Cedar Rapids Metro, two organizations work hand in hand to ensure that the dreams of entrepreneurs flourish. The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance, a hub of supp...
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September 24, 2024 | Business Support, Public Policy
Coalition Urges the Next Congress and Administration to Pursue Pro-Growth Tax Policy The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance joined over 500 state and local chambers of comme...
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August 20, 2024 | Business Support, Public Policy
Help us develop our 2025 public policy priorities by taking this quick survey. Our advocacy priorities are based on input from leaders in business, education, non-profit, gove...
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March 21, 2024 | Business Support, Buy 319
Last year, the Cedar Rapids Economic Alliance launched the BUY 319 campaign to promote supporting local amongst the business community. The success of this program was made po...
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