June 16, 2022 | Business Support
Recognizing that rising gas prices may be forcing local families to rethink summer vacation plans, the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance is releasing its first “free summ...
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June 13, 2022 | Business Support
The Cedar Rapids Downtown Farmers Market is back for its seventeenth season, and catering to not just the food, flower, and style connoisseurs from and around the area, but...
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June 9, 2022 | Economic Development & Workforce
Nearly 1,400 business professionals have passed through the Leadership for Five Seasons program gaining life long skills that benefits them personally and professionally. The ...
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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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May 27, 2022 | Economic Development & Workforce
Offering integrated solutions that are tailored to meet the exact needs of clients, Crystal Group incorporates emerging technologies, cybersecurity, environmental performance ...
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May 20, 2022 | Business Support
Whether you're dining out for a weekend brunch or celebrating special occasions with your loved ones, the people who make these treasured outings that much more enjoyable a...
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May 18, 2022 | Economic Development & Workforce
Alliant Energy, the city of Cedar Rapids and Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance are hosting the Sustainable Economy & Transportation Conference, Tuesday, May 24 and Wedn...
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May 18, 2022 | Economic Development & Workforce
Employee-owned, quality-focused, future-driven. Timberline Manufacturing prides itself on being hyper-focused on a strong foundational message - “How do we GROW?” The s...
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May 16, 2022 | Economic Development & Workforce
The weather is warming up, flowers are blooming, and there’s a sense of growth in the air as we try to shake off cooler weather, but for the Economic Development (ED) tea...
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May 12, 2022 | Community Development
Have you ever wanted the opportunity to help bring one of Cedar Rapids’ most anticipated annual events to life? Early Saturday mornings, before the sun rises and the city is...
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May 12, 2022 | Public Policy
At a press conference in March, Governor Kim Reynolds announced the creation of the Iowa Commercial Aviation Infrastructure Fund (ICAIF). This $100 million program, originatin...
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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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May 12, 2022 | Economic Development & Workforce
In March a group of students from Coe College, with interests in political science, economics, accounting, and business administration, among other fields, joined Economic ...
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May 10, 2022 | Economic Development & Workforce
From a humble start in a small garage in Swisher, to a full-service manufacturing facility in Cedar Rapids, Midwest Metal Products has served a wide range of industries in our...
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May 5, 2022 | Business Support
It may not be an official U.S. holiday, but don’t tell that to most people in Eastern Iowa. Cinco de Mayo has grown in popularity in the past several years and this year,...
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