The city of Cedar Rapids is launching the Cedar Rapids Music Census, a civic-led initiative aimed at collecting data and gaining an understanding of the local music community and enhancing Cedar Rapids’ music ecosystem. Here’s how to participate.
Local partners are looking to hire a new talent attraction director who will work to grow the Cedar Rapids metro’s labor force as partner communities aim to address worker shortage woes.
To fuel downtown Cedar Rapids’ revitalization as it emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, a local panel is looking to hire an executive director, occupy a physical storefront and raise private dollars to fund initiatives that make the urban core more vibrant.
About 12,000 people attend each event, according to the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance, and several blocks of downtown are cordoned off so consumers can wonder on the streets from one vendor to the next.
Neither city of Cedar Rapids nor Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance officials will have a vote in recommending potential changes to downtown’s management structure, seemingly putting to rest disagreement over how much say either entity would have in the decision.
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Denver-based Progressive Urban Management Associates, the consultants the city tapped to draft a new vision plan guiding the future of downtown Cedar Rapids, will return to advise on the structure of downtown’s managing entity.
Also, Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance touts record year for new membership
Both play big roles as Iowa’s workforce continues to be limited across all industry sectors.
Jennifar Bassett, a Cedar Rapids native, has been hired as the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance’s Downtown District program manager.
Light displays in downtown Cedar Rapids will be turned back on now that an arrest has been made in relation to the thefts of power cords.
Multiple extension cords have been stolen in the last couple weeks from Christmas light displays in downtown Cedar Rapids and in the MedQuarter, according to Nikki Wilcox, the director of strategic developmet for the Cedar Rapids Economic Alliance.
Leaders are pushing for state policies in 2024 that lift barriers to employment, expand community amenities and make Iowa a more enticing, inclusive place to live.
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