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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June 3, 2025 | Business Support, Member Stories
You work hard for your money, and you just want to make it right. As the unnamed 80’s hit plays in your head (adapted with a few pronoun changes and assuming you were born i...
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April 23, 2025 | Business Support, Member Stories
Eastern Iowans are fortunate to have access to nationally recognized health care providers close to home. University of Iowa Health Care — the only comprehensive academic me...
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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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March 13, 2024 | Buy 319, Economic Development & Workforce
For nearly forty years, Guide Wealth Partners, formerly known as Securian Advisors MidAmerica, has been growing along with the Cedar Rapids metro community. Acting as a partne...
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February 22, 2024 | Business Support
Nearly 20 restaurants debuted samples of dishes and drinks from their 2024 Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week signature menus. More than 200 attendees got to sample any and all thei...
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February 7, 2024 | Business Support, Membership
A word that describes the heart of the organization. The year 2023 marks the history books as being the strongest membership growth ever in the organization’s 13-year histor...
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December 21, 2023 | Buy 319
Kay Fisk’s weekend plans include a delicious dinner with friends, volunteering, admiring the holiday lights around Cedar Rapids, some shopping and maybe a little letter writ...
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December 21, 2023 | Buy 319
Jason Vestweber’s local, weekend itinerary features a team outing on the town, thoughtful gift-giving, a classy afternoon celebrating friends and arguably one of the best ch...
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