Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance

The Saturday market hosts roughly 200 vendors who sell everything from fresh produce and flowers to crafts, baked goods and more.

One business will be selected Aug. 13 to receive six months of free rent, a year of mentorship and other benefits to support growth of small businesses in downtown Cedar Rapids. The contest has returned after a hiatus since its debut in 2022. Applications are due June 30.

City View Community High School is moving this fall from its location in downtown Cedar Rapids to the Linn County Regional Center in Hiawatha. Iowa BIG, a project-based learning program in Cedar Rapids, will move into the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance — where City View is currently located.

Doug Neumann soon will step down this year after 19 years in economic development.

Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance announces Gathered & Grown: A Feast of Five Seasons event celebrating 20 years of the downtown farmers market.

A computer error mistakenly sent notices to Park Cedar Rapids customers notifying them their vehicles could be towed, booted or impounded.

A poll of area residents commissioned by the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance revealed lukewarm sentiment toward a proposed $211 million bond meant to support future operations in the Cedar Rapids school district.

Jodi Schafer started in January as the new talent attraction director hired by the Collaborative Growth Initiative — a partnership of the cities of Cedar Rapids, Hiawatha and Marion and the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance.

A celebration of Cedar Rapids’ rich culinary scene is back this year for Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week. Here are some of the things you should try first.

After nearly two decades of championing economic development — the last nine years as executive director of the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance — Doug Neumann plans to step down this year.

The development of data centers in Iowa -- including two that are planned for southwest Cedar Rapids -- will “keep costs down for all customers,” Lisa Barton, president and CEO of Alliant Energy told a Cedar Rapids audience Tuesday.

A partnership of Cedar Rapids metro communities will start the new year with a new talent director tasked with growing the labor force and addressing worker shortages.

A new service in Cedar Rapids will provide “trolley” transportation to points throughout downtown this holiday season and into the new year.

Caleb Knutson, a Des Moines native, will lead efforts to attract, retain and expand downtown businesses. He also will be charged with implementing the Downtown Vision Plan, which was adopted by the city council last year.

Reliable transportation is one of the building blocks for growing any local economy.