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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January 13, 2025 | Membership
The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance announces Pankaj Monga, President & CEO of Channel Fusion, as the recipient of the 2024 Howard Hall Excellence in Business Award. ...
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August 2, 2024 | Economic Development & Workforce, Membership
Kelly Ortberg, Former CEO of Rockwell Collins, now Collins Aerospace, an RTX Company, has been named CEO of Boeing. The Dubuque, Iowa native graduated from the University of I...
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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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November 14, 2023 | Member Stories, Membership
Craig Montz, a Business Group Leader for Miron Construction, has been a member of the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance for 20 years. While he chose to become a member in l...
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October 31, 2023 | Membership
Ask Kevin Platz, CEO of the Cedar Rapids Area Association of REALTORS about the value of being a Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance member, and he’ll share a long list. â€...
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October 17, 2023 | Business Support, Membership
Are you ready to take your business to new heights and unlock its full potential for growth? Look no further than the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance! We are thrilled to ...
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May 4, 2023 | Business Support, Membership
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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March 28, 2023 | Buy 319, Membership
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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March 10, 2023 | Buy 319, Membership
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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March 2, 2023 | Buy 319, Membership
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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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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May 12, 2022 | Membership
​This edition of the Economic Alliance Report marks the four-year anniversary of a partnership with the Corridor Business Journal. Our Team puts in a ton of effort each mont...
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February 24, 2022 | Membership
Nikki Wilcox has recently joined the Economic Alliance team as the new Communications Director with over 14 years of marketing experience. She oversees the organization’s co...
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February 24, 2022 | Membership
You know how a conversation, task or errand can get interrupted by something out of the blue? You drop everything and your full attention goes to solving an unexpected and urg...
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