June 3, 2025 | Community Development, Economic Development, Economic Development & Workforce, Membership
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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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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March 15, 2024 | Economic Development & Workforce, Member Stories
Malia Gudenkauf, Founder of Little Miss Finance, came across her calling to become a financial educator after she graduated from college. ...
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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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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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November 29, 2022 | Business Support
​With a recent solar block subscription by the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation, 75% of Alliant Energy’s Cedar Rapids Community Solar Garden solar blocks are now ...
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November 23, 2022 | Business Support
​Many members of our community are navigating obstacles and challenges in their every day lives, and the Cedar Rapids Metro YMCA gives them an amazing space to navigate it a...
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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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