February 24, 2022 | Membership
Now, Where Were We?
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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News & Stories
January 28, 2022 | Business Support
LFS: All in the Family
The Economic Alliance’s Leadership for Five Seasons (LFS) program runs in the family for some. Over the years, different generations of families have enrolled in various ...
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January 28, 2022 | Public Policy
Public Policy Priorities Revealed
In December, the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance and Iowa City Area Business Partnership announced our 2022 public policy priorities for the ICR region. After months o...
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January 28, 2022 | Economic Development & Workforce
A Transformational Project Breaks Ground in Downtown After Years of Anticipation
On December 15, 2021, City leaders and national real estate developer, TWG, took a sledgehammer to a project they’ve been working to get started on for many years. 515 Fourt...
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December 21, 2021 | Business Support
Last Minute Buy Local Gift Ideas
Economic Alliance unveils "Our Favorite Things" - A Business List for Last Minute Gift Buying...
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December 16, 2021 | Leadership for Five Seasons
LFS Class of 2021 Presents Check to Advocates for Social Justice
The Leadership for Five Seasons (LFS) Class of 2021 capped off their successful year of leadership education and community betterment projects with a check presentation to Adv...
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December 16, 2021 | Economic Development & Workforce
Iowa’s Child Care Initiatives Take Shape
Child care has long been an issue for Iowa’s working families. Some businesses are now seeing their growth impeded or impacted by a lack of workforce, which once again hi...
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December 16, 2021 | Business Support
Buy. Give. Grow. – A Community Effort to Keep Things Local This Holiday Season
Buy. Give. Grow. highlights 15 selected businesses and organizations and the unique products and services they bring to our area. We ask that you consider these places to dona...
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December 16, 2021 | Economic Development & Workforce
Workforce: The Great Reshuffle
In a noisy digital world, it’s easy to get caught up in headlines and begin noticing common themes when scrolling through our feeds. Themes that seem to be trending inclu...
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November 23, 2021 | Economic Development & Workforce
$20M Community Betterment Project Breaks Ground in Cedar Rapids
Work has officially begun on a community project that many believe will spur economic development in downtown Cedar Rapids. The project called ConnectCR broke ground at Cedar ...
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November 23, 2021 | Economic Development & Workforce
A Major Capital Investment and Hundreds of New Jobs Headed to Williamsburg
Williamsburg Manufacturing, which produces numerous high quality vehicle components, is adding a new product line and making a $46 million capital facility upgrade in the p...
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November 23, 2021 | Economic Development & Workforce
$1.5M in State Money Awarded to Cedar Rapids Downtown Housing Projects
Two downtown housing projects received a major funding boost from the State of Iowa when the Iowa Economic Development Authority awarded redevelopment tax credits last mont...
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October 18, 2021 | Business Support
LFS Classes of 2022 Off to a Busy Start
All three of the Leadership for Five Seasons (LFS) Classes of 2022 are off to a sprinting start! Each group is eager and excited to learn more about the community they live...
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October 18, 2021 | Economic Development & Workforce
Workforce: Ideas to Navigate This Challenging Landscape
Workforce is the hot topic these days with businesses struggling to find qualified workers to fill many open positions. Recently, Dr. Kim Becicka, retired Vice President o...
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September 30, 2021 | Economic Development & Workforce
Celebrating the Expansion of a Long-Standing International Business in Our Community
It’s easy to take for granted at times our long-standing history with international manufacturing and forget the important legacy we have right here in Cedar Rapids that ...
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