March 3, 2025 | Community Development, Downtown Cedar Rapids
The 2024 Downtown Cedar Rapids Annual Report highlights a year of growth, innovation, and collaboration. A key focus this year was the evolution of the Downtown team, with new...
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November 12, 2024 | Community Development, Downtown Cedar Rapids, Economic Development & Workforce
Iowa Realty, an Economic Alliance member since 1967, chats with Economic Alliance’s Director of Marketing & Communications Jule Day about ways they help drive econom...
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October 3, 2024 | Downtown Cedar Rapids
The Downtown District announced October 2, 2024 that Caleb Knutson has been hired as the Downtown Executive Director. Knutson will begin his new position on Monday, October 14...
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August 21, 2024 | Community Development, Downtown Cedar Rapids, Economic Development & Workforce
If you have ever visited us at 501 First St. SE, you may have noticed that the building is a bit...unorthodox. Nestled on the banks of the Cedar River, this three-story concre...
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May 3, 2024 | Downtown Cedar Rapids
As you walk or drive through Downtown Cedar Rapids, you likely take some things for granted. Sidewalks being cleared of snow. Beautiful flowers planted in the spring. Festive ...
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December 21, 2023 | Community Development, Downtown Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS – The Downtown District announced today that Jennifar Bassett has been hired as the Downtown District Program Manager. Bassett will begin her new position o...
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February 13, 2023 | Business Support, Downtown Cedar Rapids, Member Stories, Membership
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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February 3, 2023 | Business Support, Downtown Cedar Rapids, Economic Development
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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June 6, 2022 | Downtown Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance launched a program dubbed, Race for the Space earlier this spring. It’s a business competition designed to support a startup, second...
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