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May 30, 2023 | Business Support, Economic Development & Workforce

At Mercy, Vision Becomes Reality

It’s an exciting time for the community when vision comes to life, especially when lives are enhanced in the process. It’s happening at Mercy Medical Center throughout the...

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The Foundation of Leadership was Built on Legacy - An LFS Discussion with Lee Clancey

May 22, 2023 | Business Support, Economic Development & Workforce, Leadership for Five Seasons

The Foundation of Leadership was Built on Legacy – An LFS Discussion with Lee Clancey

Leadership for Five Seasons (LFS) – a well-known, respected and sought-out program, is celebrating 40 years of leadership tradition in the Cedar Rapids area. Every year ...

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May 9, 2023 | Buy 319

TitanTV Finds National Trade Show Success with Local Support

TitanTV is the broadcast industry's foremost online software and information provider. It delivers real-time tools for signal prediction, PSIP metadata, desktop and mobile gui...

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Pappajohn and Fellows

May 4, 2023 | Business Support, Membership

The John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center Leads the Startup Charge

When John and Mary Pappajohn created the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center at the University of Iowa (Iowa JPEC) in 1996, John urged the team to educate and train as many ...

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Bloomsbury Farm Aerial

April 28, 2023 | Buy 319

Farm, Family and Community – The Ripple Effect of Working Together

Bloomsbury Farm is a local homestead that was founded in 1856. Dave Petersen and his wife Karen, the 5th generation to take over the Farm, started the agri-tourism business in...

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High Properties

April 18, 2023 | Business Support, Member Stories

High Development Builds on Customer Commitment and Connections

Planting roots in Iowa was the last thing on Darryl High’s mind when he and his family moved to Cedar Rapids in 1986. At the age of 17, his original plan was to move to Tenn...

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April 7, 2023 | Business Support, Public Policy

Regional Advocacy Efforts Provide Results

In March, the Eastern Iowa Airport (CID), which handles 50 percent of the state’s air cargo and is and is the second largest commercial service airport, broke ground on the ...

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Christina Jones, ICR Boomerang

April 5, 2023 | Business Support, Economic Development & Workforce

CR Native Returns To Corridor for Unexpected Opportunity

Sometimes, you really don’t know what you’ve got until you’re gone. And when the right opportunity pops up, you come back! Christina Jones was living in Colorado Springs...

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Slingshot 25

March 28, 2023 | Buy 319, Membership

Reaching Beyond Comfort Zones – Slingshot25 Challenges 319 Companies to Push Their Status Quo

Expertise in change. Expertise in leadership. Words that the small, but mighty power team at leadership consulting company, Slingshot25, knows a thing or two about. Their comp...

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Cedar Ridge

March 10, 2023 | Buy 319, Membership

One Change Equates to a Big Difference – Supporting 319 Fills Cedar Ridge’s Cup

When opportunities arose to take their products international, Jamie Siefken, General Manager and Executive VP at Cedar Ridge Winery and Distillery, knew staying true to their...

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The Map Room

March 2, 2023 | Buy 319, Membership

Thinking Beyond the Obvious – The Map Room’s Secret Recipe is 319

When it comes to having a local first mindset, Christina Springman, owner of The Map Room restaurant in downtown Cedar Rapids, has the recipe down to a science....

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Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company

February 20, 2023 | Business Support, Community Development

The Perfect Refreshing Partner of Restaurant Week 2023

Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company is the proud supporting sponsor of the Economic Alliance’s Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week 2023. Restaurant Week is a ten day, buy local foo...

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The Gazette

February 13, 2023 | Business Support, Downtown Cedar Rapids, Member Stories, Membership

Gazette celebrates 140 years of community support

As community leaders, you most likely know some of the Gazette journalists who ask hard questions about key issues. Perhaps about your business. They live and work here and wa...

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Mo Nasraddin with The KETO Kitchen in Downtown Cedar Rapids

February 3, 2023 | Business Support, Downtown Cedar Rapids, Economic Development

The KETO Kitchen Gets Jump Start to Open in Downtown Cedar Rapids

Mo Nasraddin personally connects to living a healthier lifestyle by embracing the Keto diet. Now he’s brought healthy food to downtown Cedar Rapids with the opening of The K...

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January 25, 2023 | Business Support, Economic Development & Workforce

Cedar Rapids Public Library Welcomes International Community with Online Service

According to the latest census data, nearly 7% of the population in Cedar Rapids was born outside of the United States. They help fill our workforce shortage and fuel our econ...

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