Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance

Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance picks Mercy’s retired CEO for Howard Hall award

Among the state and federal policies it aims to push in 2023, the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance and Iowa City Area Business Partnership hope to remove barriers to work by pushing solutions to immigration, child care, affordable housing, community placemaking and talent development.

Brian Glick spearheading efforts to branch out unified looks.

The city’s new public art master plan encourages more public and private public art projects to celebrate Cedar Rapids’ unique identity and create a more vibrant community. “Public art is the voice of the people,” said Ryan Sarfati, one of the artists who recently worked on the city’s new Five Seasons parking ramp mural.

Three businesses have been selected as finalists for the Race for the Space program, a partnership between the Downtown Self-Supported Municipal Improvement District and Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance.

This year’s nighttime favorite returns to downtown Cedar Rapids with more than 100 vendors and entertainment.

With COVID-19 shaking up the businesses that make up Cedar Rapids’ urban core, city leaders contemplate what factors create a vibrant downtown. “This is an opportunity for us to re-imagine what we want our downtown to look like,” Mayor O’Donnell said

High-end appliance company Sub-Zero this week was awarded millions in city and state incentives to build a $140.6 million facility in Cedar Rapids that would add nearly 200 full-time jobs and bring a new company to Iowa

The program, a partnership between The Downtown Self-Supported Municipal Improvement District (SSMID) and Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance, will give the winning business $20,000 toward “rent and build-out” at a selected property in downtown Cedar Rapids.

The mural depicts equity and inclusion and was created by students in the 2021 Leadership for Five Seasons Youth Class

New data from the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance shows that Cedar Rapids is starting to shed its reputation as a “chain restaurant city” as it becomes a state leader in independent restaurant trends.

See our takes on a dozen new appetizers, entrees and beverages available only during Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week.

The menus are revealed for Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week 2022, which is extended to 10 days this year. There’s also a change to the Fork and Knife Feast.

The FedEx Ground warehouse in southwest Cedar Rapids is expected to create 359 part-time jobs and 75 full-time positions, with 35 of those jobs at the state’s high-quality wage threshold of $23.20 an hour.

The Downtown and MedQuarter districts teamed up to bring holiday lights to Cedar Rapids’ urban core from First Avenue from 10th Street to First Street SE.