CELEBRATING 10 YEARS.
ANNUAL REPORT 2021
OUR MISSION
To drive economic, workforce and population growth strategies, and to help businesses succeed. OUR VISION
To be the top economic growth region in the country.
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FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: TEN YEARS OF ACCOUNTABLE PROGRESS A former colleague used to chide me often about the Economic Alliance’s metrics and scorecards. “Is there anything you guys don’t measure?” she asked as she was getting acclimated after experiences with other economic development organizations that were a little “looser” with their accomplishments. With 10 years of the Economic Alliance’s successes and failures to now look back upon, I’m certainly proud of that transparent accountability. It’s true not all economic development organizations do it this way. But I believe it’s critically important for us to clearly show – in specific and measurable ways – the progress we’ve made toward the goals and priorities our members have helped establish. Almost 1,200 business members invest in the Economic Alliance. You trust us with your dollars with the expectation we are doing everything in our power to drive economic and workforce growth strategies and to help businesses succeed. And we owe it to you to be very transparent about how we’re doing – both the good and the notso-good. In 2021, we achieved 37 of our 48 strategic and operational goals, which equates to about 77 percent. You need context to know if that was successful or not. If those were all layups, 77 percent isn’t too good. If those were all 3-point shots, then we had one heck of a year. It was somewhere in between, of course, but I can unabashedly assure you it was a strong year by the metrics. The highlights of many of those outcomes are included in the pages of this Annual Report. And if you want to go into even greater detail, please reach out to any Economic Alliance team member. We would be happy to walk you through all the successes and failures. Some of the goals we missed relate to economic or political factors we don’t control. We can try to influence outcomes, but sometimes even our best efforts can’t get others to move in the direction that will create the most economic growth or business success. Among things we can control, I’m most proud of measures of hard work the Economic Alliance Team puts in. Engaging more than 80 percent of our members in some substantive way is a demanding goal that we have now achieved four years in a row. And by the numbers, 876 meetings with 343 companies is extraordinary for a relatively small staff. Many of the successes highlighted in this report were accomplished in collaboration and through partnerships in the region, never alone or in isolation. We are so grateful to live and work in a community where we can connect with each other to create opportunities that are better and more inspired than any of us could have achieved alone. We are proud to serve this business community and will continue to provide value where it is most critical. Thank you, as always, for your membership.
Doug Neumann Executive Director
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 2021 saw many successes despite another challenging year with supply chain delays and workforce availability. The Economic Alliance assisted with the successful passing of the Local Option Sales Tax extension into 2034. Our area led the state in the number of Workforce Housing Tax Credits handed out, with five projects in Cedar Rapids, Marion and Hiawatha. The Economic Alliance helped secure nearly 15% of the money awarded in the state, and these awards equate to nearly 325 new housing units and $4.5m in awards. The need for more housing and redevelopment of older buildings contributed to the successful extension of the Brownfield/Grayfield Redevelopment Program in 2021, and increased funding for this program.
AREA SEES SUCCESS IN BROWNFIELD/GRAYFIELD REDEVELOPMENT TAX CREDIT PROGRAM Included in the developments of 2021 were 3 projects; 2 in Cedar Rapids and 1 in Vinton that were awarded $1.5m in tax credits and received final approval by the Iowa Economic Development Authority Board. This tax credit program is capped at $15m per fiscal year with a maximum award of $1.5m per project and is offered as a way to promote economic health of communities by reducing environmental hazards, cleaning up eyesores, creating jobs and boosting tax revenue. The Economic Alliance consistently advocates for funding from the Brownfield/Grayfield Redevelopment Tax Credit program, and other key economic development incentives that demonstrate a positive return on investment, particularly those that further workforce and development efforts. Below are several projects that the Economic Alliance assisted with in 2021.
BUSINESS RETENTION & EXPANSION
$108.6M
$125M
$48M
$29M
$2M
$1.2M
Cedar Rapids
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BUSINESS ATTRACTION Project successes in 2021 included Colorcoat and Alro Steel, with more than 15 business attraction projects in the pipeline.
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Business Attraction Projects in the Pipeline
PROJECTS CONTRIBUTING TO WORKFORCE HOUSING
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$31.9M
$13M
$25M
$21M
$10.5M
$10.75M
Union at Wiley
Rose Cottage
Broad & Main
Douglas on First
Iowa Building
Palmer Building
WORKFORCE CONCERNS AND OUR DIRECT IMPACT Workforce concerns moved to the forefront for many members in 2021 and the Economic Alliance responded with ideas and solutions. We created a Workforce Solutions Guide for members that offers answers on how to grow a quality workforce. The guide is a toolbox for members and lists the many programs, grants, collaborators, alliances, and other ideas available to employers. Since sharing this resource, we have helped more than 300 businesses improve their workforce efforts. The need for this resource guide became more apparent when the Economic Alliance hosted a workforce roundtable with Governor Kim Reynolds and many regional employers. At the roundtable, businesses and organizations shared concerns about workforce challenges, with many not realizing the programs and grants already available in the state and our region. The Workforce Solutions Guide offers all available workforce resources in one place and is available for all members of the Economic Alliance. The Economic Alliance is leading the way for even more assistance in workforce. Our public policy priorities, which are created with input from members and in collaboration with the Iowa City Area Business Partnership, offer even more ideas and solutions for public policy decision makers on the federal and state level. We will continue to champion for our members in this area, which many members say is their number one WORKFORC concern. E SOLUTIO
In response to these increased workforce issues, ICR continues its Talent Hub efforts. Launched in 2019, this initiative is a specialized and interactive marketing campaign that focuses on attracting talent from outside our region. We continued to push this initiative in 2021 and saw success. Last year, many of the applicants who used the Talent Hub landed jobs with employers in the Cedar Rapids Metro. After being totally virtual for the majority of 2020, we were able to continue our intern program, IgniteICR, as a hybrid opportunity offering more than 250 students in the metro area a chance to gain valuable experience throughout the summer in the business sector. The young professional’s program, ImpactCR, continued in 2021 to create experiences that connect and engage young professionals with people and places in our community. The group’s networking events continue to be held monthly, helping to cultivate the future business and community leaders of Cedar Rapids. In 2021, we also helped host the first-ever virtual ICR Regional Career Fair where five area colleges, 67 employers, and 257 students participated in a virtual event. Many of the more than 240 student and employee introductions turned into full time offers and we were pleased to facilitate this interaction.
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TALENT ATT RACTION, RET ENTION & DEV RESOURCES ELOPMENT SUPPORTING LOCAL EMPLO YERS
OUR WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS GUIDE
We continued our efforts throughout 2021 to assist with issues around workforce talent attraction, retention and development. The Workforce Solutions guide is a comprehensive pamphlet providing area resources and contact information for committees & coalitions, talent attraction and retention, workforce pipeline including reports and connections, and much more. Visit cedarrapids.org/workforce to download the complete guide.
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BUY LOCAL BATTLE CRY RINGS YEAR ROUND The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance championed a local-first mindset yearround in 2021. It’s been a challenging few years, and we know first-hand the negative economic impact both the global pandemic and derecho disaster have had on our community. Now more than ever, the continued importance of buying local and giving local is critical to keeping the lights on and doors open for our incredible local businesses, restaurants, organizations and nonprofits. PRESENTED BY
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We’ve kept buy local initiatives top of mind in our strategic plans with the purpose of increasing not only local spending, but also business-to-business local spending. Through initiatives and substantive storytelling throughout the year, we’ve been able to showcase and amplify the message of keeping dollars local to both membership and the community. These events and initiatives included: •
Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week - A week featuring 20 participating local restaurants who showcased their unique culinary flavors to the community.
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Downtown CR Dollars - This program launched in late 2020 and ran through July, 2021 with 522 participants who sent in 2,701 receipts totaling $181,197. The Downtown SSMID infused the program initially with $64,250 to downtown businesses for gift cards, in which 2,130 gift cards were sent to participants. This created a total of $245,447 in downtown economic impact at 34 unique, local businesses.
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Cedar Rapids Downtown Farmers Market and Market After Dark - Two highly anticipated events returned to their in-person glory in 2021. More than 220 participating vendors helped bring back these placemaking events that are community favorites.
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CR Summer Rally - A new buy local program for 2021 incentivized patrons to get out and enjoy more than 22 participating arts, culture and entertainment member businesses and venues this summer. From July through September these theatres, recreational venues, music halls and more gave away more than 40 giveaways throughout the community.
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Buy. Give. Grow. - This program selected 15 member businesses, organizations and non-profits with unique, influential stories to highlight and encouraged Dark Backgrounds local buying and giving during the holiday season from November to December.
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Each have their own voice, their own purpose and calling to support different sectors in our area. We are proud to have brought these to the community when they’ve needed them most, and couldn’t do it without the support of our members and the broader community alike. The Economic Alliance also offered a variety of programming to grow and develop business, continue our members’ development as community leaders, foster professional growth, collaborate and create something new, or simply meet and network with other professionals through our business support programs held yearround. In total, we had 2,859 participants engage in 47 different programs and networking sessions. Connecting our members to each other provides a shared value and connection that fosters growth for all.
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In 2022 we have no intention of putting the brakes on our buy local charge. Let’s continue to move forward together as one to support our one-of-a-kind local business community.
EXISTING INDUSTRY SNAPSHOT Insights from business leaders drive priorities and initiatives the Economic Alliance chooses to undertake related to business recruitment and retention, workforce development, community development, business support, public policy, quality of life and other issues. We get input in a variety of ways, but one of the most comprehensive tools we use is called a Synchronist Survey, which provides in-depth analytics we can also compare to similar data on a state and national basis. Each year the Economic Alliance conducts in-person interviews with interstate commerce companies to generate annual existing industry data. We surveyed 123 C-level executives, plant managers, and site leaders in collaboration with our local economic development partners. We are pleased to provide and highlight a few of the major outcomes from this research.
OF BUSINESSES SURVEYED:
92%
OPEN REGULAR HOURS OR AT NORMAL OPERATING LEVEL
97%
MARKET SHARE OF COMPANY’S KEY PRODUCT STABLE OR INCREASING
58%
INTRODUCED NEW CAPABILITIES, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES IN THE LAST 3 YEARS
56%
ANTICIPATING NEW PRODUCTS IN THE NEXT 2 YEARS
23%
ANTICIPATE THAT THEIR REAL ESTATE REQUIREMENTS HAVE CHANGED AS A RESULT OF COVID-19. INCREASED NEED FOR WAREHOUSE/DISTRIBUTION AND DECREASED NEED FOR OFFICE SPACE.
The full 2021 Existing Industry Report will be shared with members in Spring 2022.
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EXPERIENCING SLOW DELIVERY/ACCEPTANCE OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES IMPACTING BUSINESS SALES OR CASHFLOW
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PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY MAYOR FORUMS & VOTER RESOURCE GUIDE Public policy is one of the core functions of the Economic Alliance. We advocate for pro-growth policies at all levels of government. One of the keys to achieving good policies is having the right candidates elected to office. While the Economic Alliance is a non-partisan entity and does not formally endorse or donate to political candidates, we do encourage our members to be informed on the issues and vote for business and communityfriendly candidates and initiatives when they go to the polls. Once again, to help our members in their voting decisions, the Economic Alliance put together a Voter Resource Guide in 2021 as voters made their choices for Cedar Rapids city council and mayor. Because Cedar Rapids was forced into a Runoff election, we also put together a more in-depth Runoff Voter Resource Guide for the two remaining mayoral candidates and hosted a forum for all Cedar Rapids mayoral candidates with Hawkeye Area Labor Council and KCRG-TV. We were the only organizations to host a runoff forum maximizing access to the candidates for our members.
WORKFORCE LEGISLATION Growing and developing a workforce that matches the needs of our businesses remained our number one priority in 2021. We worked toward success in areas of child care, redevelopment, housing and training. We pushed to end barriers to work in the child care area by addressing the “cliff effect” that gradually reduces child care assistance benefits to allow for more people to remain in the workforce, as well as the doubling of income thresholds for those eligible to receive the Child Dependent & Development Tax. The ongoing need for more housing and redevelopment of older buildings in our metro area
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had us pushing successfully to increase funding for both the Workforce Housing Tax Credit as well as the Brownfield/Grayfield Redevelopment Program. We saw the extension of both these programs, including ending the backlog of projects in our urban centers. Our priority to advocate for funding of training workers that aligns with the needs of employers saw more success in 2021 as legislators agreed to continue their support of the Future Ready Iowa Employer Innovation Fund and Last-dollar Scholarship fund, the Iowa Skilled Worker & Job Creation fund, STEM internships, Career & Technical Education, Early Childhood Iowa fund and Workbased Learning programming.
INFRASTRUCTURE Legislation to modernize our nation’s Infrastructure systems has long been a priority of the Economic Alliance. The overdue need to fix our nation’s crumbling infrastructure, including Iowa’s deficient bridges, grow our economy, create jobs, keep the U.S. globally competitive and strengthen our quality-of-life initiative finally became a reality in 2021 with the passage of the $1.2 trillion federal bipartisan infrastructure package. This allows us to move the dial on completing flood control, finishing the Tower Terrace Road interchange, making the I-380 commute safer, keeping up with the growth at the Eastern Iowa Airport and expanding reliable broadband throughout the state. Over the years, we have advocated with diverse coalitions, groups, individuals, Chambers and economic development groups from throughout the United States to push for passage of bills. It’s not often a topic is supported by business leaders and union members, by rural and urban interests, by Democrats and Republicans, by the Midwest and the coasts. It was a historically unifying opportunity to modernize our nation’s infrastructure in a fiscally and environmentally bipartisan way.
SHIFTING PLANS FOR SUCCESS IN 2022 AND BEYOND Another 2021 achievement sets the region up for more success in the future. Area business leaders recognized the pandemic and its aftermath had so drastically changed numerous economic factors that the region needed a new 5-Year Regional Economic Development Plan. No matter that the old plan was less than four years old, it was time to figure out what new growth strategies might work, as well as what old growth strategies might have been rendered useless. The East Central Iowa Council of Governments (ECICOG), with consulting help from FutureIQ out of Minneapolis, was given a very clear directive from a central strategy committee of major stakeholders from throughout the region: Create one unified regional economic development plan that everyone believes in and we can all use as the framework for future development decisions in our region, counties and communities. That was no small task – especially given the past failures of other similar plans – but the Regional Plan has gotten strong buy-in from business and community leaders throughout the seven-county region because of an exhaustive planning process that involved many hundreds of people from all walks of life throughout the region. The Regional Plan is scheduled to be published soon and is already having an impact in the region. Johnson County is working on a local plan using the Regional Plan as its guidepost. The Economic Alliance board of directors delayed final editing on its 2022 priorities to ensure its goals align directly with key strategies in the Regional Plan. Another regional organization will use the plan to seek grant funding for a major new workforce initiative. And now other communities and organizations have begun talking about making sure their next round of local economic planning takes advantage of the great work done by the regional planning process. We’re proud of the role we played in the regional planning process and count it among our 2021 highlights. But more than that, this is yet another example of how most of our work happens in collaboration with others. Kudos to all those involved. It has not always been easy, but through discussion and compromise and consensus building, the region will be blessed with a true unified regional plan that should pay great dividends in years to come.
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THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO SERVED IN 2021 POLICY BOARD The Policy Board serves as the Economic Alliance’s board of directors, setting policy and overseeing the budget.
Hugh Ekberg CRST The Transportation Solution, Inc.
Hunter Skogman Skogman Companies
James Nelson House of Carpets
Mayuri Farlinger Alliant Energy
Duane Smith TrueNorth Companies LLC
Michelle Owens Slingshot 25
Tatum Buse Collins Aerospace
Robert Garrison Ingredion
Scott Stimart ImOn Communications
Quinn Pettifer The Gazette
Hugh Ekberg CRST The Transportation Solution, Inc.
Daniel Goldstein The Gazette
Tom Treharne City of Marion
Kayla Phelan-Monroe Phelan’s Interiors
Pankaj Monga Channel Fusion
Jay Hardeman Quaker Foods & Snacks a Division of Pepsico Inc.
Reggie Ward Nordstrom
Kevin Platz Cedar Rapids Area Association of REALTORS
Gene Neighbor Farmers State Bank Anne Parmley Jeff Pomeranz City of Cedar Rapids Chris Skogman Skogman Companies Dr. Lori Sundberg Kirkwood Community College
Lynn Hartman Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC Curt Heideman U.S. Bank Larry Helling Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust Darryl High Downtown SSMID
Mark Thoeny
Kathryn Kunert MidAmerican Energy Company
Charity Tyler Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation
Martin Lenss The Eastern Iowa Airport
Rick White HR Green Greg Wild BAE Systems Dennis Winders RCI Imaging Center Todd Wishman Bankers Trust Company
Lisa Rowe Q4 Real Estate Patrick Sauter King’s Material Inc. Patti Seda Seda Consulting Jamie Siefken Cedar Ridge Winery & Distillery
BUSINESS SUPPORT INNOVATION COUNCIL This council focuses on our core function of Business Support, which is dedicated to creating a strong business environment that supports all employers through networking, professional development programs and connections to resources to help them grow.
Heidi Steffen TitanTV, Inc.
Brian Mullins ADM-Corn Processing Division
Allan Boettger University of Iowa Pomerantz Career Center
Chris Wheeler (PB Liaison) Point Builders
Jasmine Almoayyed Kirkwood Community College
Rebecca Neades GreenState Credit Union
Patrice Carroll ImOn Communications
Eric Martin Transamerica Companies
Gene Neighbor Farmers State Bank
LaNisha Cassell African American Museum of Iowa
Pete Bittorf General Mills Operations, Inc.
Sara Nichols Whirlpool Corporation
Dr. Jacob Christenson Covenant Family Solutions
Doug Bottorff Shive-Hattery Inc
Michelle Niermann UnityPoint Health - St. Luke’s Hospital
Natalie Clouse Bradley & Riley PC
Tim Charles Mercy Medical Center
Jeff Pomeranz City of Cedar Rapids
Daniel Dyson Legacy Manufacturing
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INNOVATION COUNCIL This council focuses on the core function of Community Development, which grows core central districts in Cedar Rapids and supports surrounding communities. The council works to implement strategic plans for core districts, and also to inform and educate businesses.
Laurie Dawley Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.L.C.
Thom Pritz KCRG-TV9 / Gray Television
Dan Gross AAVIN Private Equity
Chris DeWolf Lil’ Drug Store Products, Inc.
Dan Pulis Cargill
Barbra Hames Hames Homes
Cindy Dietz Collins Aerospace
Randy Ramlo UFG Insurance
Julie Hein KZIA-FM Z102.9
Becky Ditch Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa
Ben Rogers Linn County Board of Supervisors
Tom Hughes Hughes Nursery & Landscaping
Charlie Rohde Dakota Red Corporation
Scott Kruger J-TEC Associates
Stefanie Rupert Collins Community Credit Union
Jennifer Lawrence Corridor HR Solutions
Chris Wheeler Point Builders LARGE INVESTOR COUNCIL The Large Investor Council consists of representatives from organizations in the top three investment levels at the Economic Alliance.
John Dorfler Wells Fargo Bank Kim Downs City of Hiawatha
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Greg Luerkens Amana Society Lura McBride Van Meter Inc. Bill McCartan Bradley & Riley PC
Charity Tyler (Board Liaison) Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation Eric Van Kerckhove Allegra Marketing Print Mail Jason Vestweber Skogman Companies
Kari Cooling Holmes Murphy & Associates Paul Desmond Form Function Studio Jon Dusek Armstrong Development Hugh Ekberg (Board Liaison) CRST The Transportation Solution, Inc. Travis Fell RSM US LLP Gary Ficken Bimm Rider Sportswear Destiny Hastings Geonetric
Darryl High High Properties
Scott Drzycimski ITC Midwest
Brad Joens Hills Bank and Trust Company
Vince Ellison Benchmark, Inc.
Carissa Johnson Variety - The Children’s Charity of Iowa
Eric Engelmann NewBoCo
Nathan Kass Fehr Graham
Timothy Faughn Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
AMBASSADORS
Monique Johnson
Julie Albert Robert Half
Shar Jones Unity Point
Peg Antonelli APPS
Kristin Kellogg Great Western Bank
John Armon Bank Iowa
Julie Lammers SBDC
Jessica Boyle-Roberts Northwestern Mutual
Cindy Lampe ServiceMaster by Rice
Matt Brandt Hills Bank and Trust
Kyle Low Ohnward Bank
Ted Kepros Kepros Physical Therapy
Nick Glew Marion Economic Development Corporation
Mike Kurek HDR Inc.
Kris Gulick EdgeData
Rebecca Brown Cedar Rapids Marriott
Susie Makinster Five Rings Financial
Jill Mast de Novo Marketing
Jesse Hammes Weitz Industrial
Roger Carlson New York Life Insurance Company
Patrice Mathew Collins Community Credit Union
Nicole Mead BerganKDV
David Hayes Coe College
Nikki Clayton Wells Fargo
Tami Peck Hilton Garden Inn
Craig Montz Miron Construction
Mai-Linh Hoang Collins Community Credit Union
Dawn Cline Marion Public Library
Christa Nelson Epiphany
Josh Moore Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust
Bre Horstman South Slope
Megan Crawford Mount Mercy University
Mike Nemeth fp Music Academy
Kate Nash Raining Rose
Nate Kaeding Build to Suit, Inc
Ben Davis The Marion Chocolate Shop
Samantha Ostert Skogman Homes
Toby Olsen OPN Architects Inc.
Dale Kretschmar Kerndt Brothers Bank
Dave DeWalle Hy-Vee
Leah Plotz New York Life Insurance Company
John Osako Informatics, Inc.
Paula Land Catherine McAuley Center
Terri Doyle Bankers Trust
Holly Randall Hills Bank and Trust
Emily Petrzelka Braun Intertec
Kelly Lind-Daufeldt U.S. Bank
Chad Dunne Sheets Forrest Draper Insurance
Julie Redmond DES Employment Group
Brooke Prouty Marion Chamber of Commerce
Robb Loftsgard Bankers Trust
Bill Easton Easton Design
Lisa Rowe Q4 Real Estate
Katie Ripke Mercy Medical Center
Cydney Lovell ITC Midwest
Becky Eckley Lindale Mall
Jane Schlegel Indian Creek Nature Center
Cecilia Rokusek National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Shawn Lueth Rathje Construction
LeeAnn Eddins LA. Eddins Design
Nicole Schroeder Wired Production Group
Stefanie Munsterman-Scriven Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission
Bob Eustice Edward Jones
Ryan Shenefelt de Novo Marketing
Chelsea Freie Terrace Glen Village
Teresa Smalley Coldwell Banker Hedges Realty
Anne Parmley (Board Liaison)
Angie Glick GibbsLambDrown
Jennifer Stahle Mercer Health & Benefits
Matt Sampson U.S. Cellular
Tina Gossman Alzheimer’s Association
Vanessa Terrell The Pointe School of Dance
Jessica Schamberger Goodwill of the Heartland
Vicki Hanna Hanna Plumbing & Heating Inc.
Renee Uthoff iHeartMedia
Scott Stimart ImOn Communications
Rachel Hauck Community Savings Bank
Todd Vavra Hills Bank and Trust
Mark Thoeny (Board Liaison)
John Heavens Dupaco Credit Union
Troy Williams DJ Commando
Amber Hoff Sound Mind Therapy
Christal Wing Veridian Credit Union
Kathy Holmes City of Cedar Rapids
Deb Worm F&M Bank
Bob Hoyt Uptown Snug
Esther Zieser Dubuque Bank & Trust
Chris Skogman (Board Liaison) Skogman Companies Kristy Staker ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INNOVATION COUNCIL This council focuses on our core function of Economic Development, which attracts, grows and retains interstate commerce business and grows our region’s workforce. Lynn Allendorf John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center
Alphonce O’Bannon LBA Foundation
Ed Barrett HR Green Inc.
Tara Welsch Collins Aerospace
Stephanie Bredman Kirkwood Community College
Brett Wilson Bayer Crop Science
Laura Dement hibu
Jeff Wolff KCRG-TV9/Gray Television
Kim Downs City of Hiawatha
Jim Humphreys Jim Humphreys State Farm
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR MEMBERSHIP 50+ YEARS Acme Electric Company Acme Graphics ADM Alliant Energy - Interstate Power and Light Co. Altorfer Inc. Amana Society Amerigas Apache Armstrong Development Co. B.G. Brecke Cargill Inc. Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Company Cedar Rapids Animal Hospital Cedar Rapids Area Association of REALTORS Cedar Rapids Community School District Cedar Rapids Truck Center Central Iowa Power Cooperative (CIPCO) Climate Engineers Coe College Coldwell Banker Hedges Realty Collins Aerospace Construction Publications Coonrod Wrecker & Crane Service Cornell College CRST The Transportation Solution, Inc. Dave Schmitt Construction Company Diamond V Divine Engineering Evergreen Packaging Equipment Farmers State Bank General Mills Ginsberg Jewelers Hawkeye Holdings Holmes Murphy & Associates HR Green Hughes Nursery & Landscaping Hupp Electric Motors Hy-Vee Drug Store Hy-Vee Food Store IGD Industries iHeartMEDIA - WMT AM/FM Radio Ingredion Insect Control Specialists International Paper Iowa Beverage Iowa Realty Iowa Title Company J.P. Gasway Company Keurig Dr. Pepper Klinger Paint LAMAR Outdoor Advertising Lattner Boiler Company Lynch Dallas Marion Chamber of Commerce McGrath Family of Dealerships Mercy Medical Center Meth-Wick Community MidAmerican Energy Company Modern Companies
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Mount Mercy University Nesper Sign Advertising New Leader Manufacturing Paulson Electric Company Pepsi Beverages Co Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa Quaker Foods & Snacks Rapids Reproductions RCI Imaging Center Rexco Equipment Rinderknecht Associates RSM Schimberg Company Shive-Hattery Shuttleworth & Ingersoll Siegel’s Jewelry & Loan Skogman Companies Stamats Communications Tallgrass Business Resources Terracon The Accel Group The Eastern Iowa Airport Transamerica Companies UFG Insurance United Way of East Central Iowa Van Meter Weitz Industrial Wells Fargo Bank Whirlpool Corporation 20+ YEARS 105.7 KOKZ - Rock 108 - 1540 KXEL 107.3 The Party 7G Distributing A-1 Rental AB Mauri AbbeHealth Abode Construction Ahmann Companies Alliant Energy Power House Alzheimer’s Association Anderson Bogert Area Substance Abuse Council Arenson Law Group B/P Associates Bali Hai Estates Bank of America Merrill Lynch Bankers Trust Company BankIowa Benchmark, Inc. BerganKDV Better Business Bureau Bill Lane Construction Bimm Ridder Sportswear Boubin Automotive Service Boys & Girls Clubs of the Corridor Bradley & Riley Broghammer & Duncan Brosh Chapel Brucemore Budget Car/Truck Rental & Sales Camp Courageous of Iowa Campbell Supply Co. Catholic Education Office CCB Packaging Cedar Graphics Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Building & Construction Trades Council
Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust Cedar Rapids City Assessor’s Office Cedar Rapids Country Club Cedar Rapids Eyecare Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival Cedar Rapids Kernels Professional Baseball Club Cedar Rapids Marriott Cedar Rapids Museum of Art Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre Cedar Rapids Public Library Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity Cedar Valley World Travel Centro Inc. Circle Computer Resources City of Cedar Rapids City of Hiawatha City of Marion Citywide Cleaners CliftonLarsonAllen Coca-Cola Atlantic Bottling College Community School District Collins Community Credit Union Communications Engineering Company Community 1st Credit Union Community Savings Bank Construction Materials Inc Crystal Group Culver’s Frozen Custard Czech Cottage D & N Fence Co. Dakota Red Corporation Dale Carnegie Dental Prosthetic Services Design Engineers Dostal Catering Service E & F Paving Company Eastern Iowa Fringe Benefit Funds Eastern Iowa Valuation Easton Enterprises Electronic Engineering EnCompass Iowa Entrepreneurial Development Center ESP International Express Employment Professionals F & M Bank Fairfax State Savings Bank First Federal Credit Union Folience Foundation 2 Four Oaks Frew Development Group Frontier Co-Op Future Systems Geonetric Goodwill of the Heartland Grant Wood Area Education Agency Gray, Stefani & Mitvalsky GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation Greater Cedar Rapids Housing and Building Association Greater Cedar Rapids Open HACAP Hall & Hall Engineers Hawkeye Electrical Contractors Hawkeye Fire & Safety
Hawkeye Labor Council AFL/CIO Hawkeye Ready Mix Heritage Associates Corporation Heritage Specialty Care Hertz Farm Management Hiawatha Bank & Trust Co. Hibu High Properties Hills Bank and Trust Company Hogan - Hansen Home Town Restyling Honkamp Krueger & Co. Horizons House of Carpets Hovden Oil Co Hunter Companies ImOn Ice In Tolerance Indian Creek Nature Center Infologistics Infomax Office Systems Informatics International Flavors & Fragrances Iowa Fluid Power Iowa MBA and Business Analytics programs, Univ of Iowa J.W. Morton & Associates Jerry’s Homes Joe Bertsch Electrical Sales Co John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center JRS Pharma J-TEC Associates Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa Junior League of Cedar Rapids KCRG-TV9 / Gray Television KDAT FM KGAN/KFXA KHAK FM King’s Material Kirkwood Community College Knutson Construction KWWL-TV/NBC KZIA-FM Z102.9 L.L. Pelling Company Landlords of Linn County Latham and Associates LattaHarris Lil’ Drug Store Products Lindale Mall Linn Area Credit Union Linn County Linn County Emergency Management Agency Linn County Rural Electric Cooperative Marco Marion Economic Development Corporation Martin Gardner Architecture Match Play Tennis Centers Mechanical Contractors Association of Iowa Mediacom Communications Mercer Health & Benefits Metco Credit Union Metro Studios Midamar Corporation Midwest Metal Products Mount Vernon Bank & Trust MSI Mold Builders Munson Electric Inc
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library Nelson Electric Company Newell Machinery Co. Nordstrom North Risk Partners - Benefit Solutions Northwestern Mutual Novak Design Group NRG Media Office Elements Ohnward Bank & Trust OPN Architects Orchestra Iowa Ottsen Oil Co. Parker Hannifin Pearson Phelan’s Pickens, Barnes & Abernathy PMX Industries Point Builders Primus Companies Principal Financial Network of Cedar Valley Professional Muffler Profol Americas Randy’s Flooring Rayser Holdings RBC Wealth Management Residential Mortgage Network River Ridge Dental Robert Half Robert W. Baird & Company Ryan Companies Sattler Homes & Remodeling/The Cabinet Gallery Saxton Inc. Seltec Sales Corporation Septagon Construction Co. Sheet Metal Worker’s International Assn. #263 Shey Systems Signs etc. Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman Skogman Commercial - Scott E. Olson & Douglas D. Laird Skyworks Solutions Snyder & Associates Somersaults Gymnastics Center Sound Concepts South Slope Communications St. Martin Holdings Co. State Farm Insurance - Valentine Streff Electric Strellner Agency Group Suburban Lumber Company T&K Roofing and Sheet Metal Company Tanager Place Teahen Funeral Home Technical Specialty Systems Terry Lockridge & Dunn The Arc of East Central Iowa The Brems Group The ESCO Group The Gazette The Hall-Perrine Foundation The History Center The Waldinger Corporation Theatre Cedar Rapids Thorland Company Timberland Promotions Townsquare Media Cedar Rapids
Toyota/Lexus Financial Services Travel Leaders/Destinations Unlimited Tru Art Color Graphics/Bankers Advertising Company Truck Country of Cedar Rapids TrueNorth Companies TSF Structures Tyler, Link & Barnes U.A. Local 125/Plumbers & Pipefitters U.S. Bank U.S. Cellular U.S. Small Business Administration Unzeitig Construction Valenta Plumbing & Heating Vernon Research Group Walmart Super Center Waypoint Services West Music Company West Side Sewing West Side Transport Willett, Hofmann and Associates Winifred’s Wolfe Eye Clinic World Class Industries Worley Warehousing Xavier Foundation YMCA 10+ YEARS 3E ACP Action Services ActionCOACH Heartland Adcraft Printing Co. AlphaGraphics Amana Colonies Convention & Visitors Bureau AMTek Microwaves Area Ambulance Service Aspect BDH Technology Benton Development Group Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids IA & E. Central Iowa Bio Springer North America Corp. Boomerang Braun Intertec Corporation Built By Pros Catering By LJ’s Cathy Hill, Inc.- Skogman Realty Cedar Crest Manufacturing Cedar Rapids Janitorial Cedar Rapids Smile Center Cedar Ridge Winery & Distillery Cedar Valley Humane Society City of Robins Conlon Construction Corridor Business Journal Courter Law D.A. Bunch Day Rettig Martin de Novo Marketing Delta Dental of Iowa DPI Quality Custom Finishes Dupaco Community Credit Union Eastern Iowa Health Center Eastern Iowa Human Resource Association Easton Design Family Medicine Specialists Fehr Graham
First Lutheran Church Foth Infrastructure & Environment Frank G. Becicka, P.L.C. Freund-Vector Corporation Genova Technologies Gibbs Lamb Drown Commercial Real Estate Advisors Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa & Western Illinois Glass Concepts Global Filter-Filtration Group Graham Construction Company Gray Venture Partners GreenState Credit Union Hames Homes Hampton Inn & Suites Hands in Harmony Harmsen Marketing Hatch Development Group Hawkeye Communication/Fandel Alarm HDR Inc Health Solutions HH Ventures Home Instead Senior Care Homewood Suites by Hilton Hotel Julien Dubuque Ican ImOn Communications ImpactLife Inteconnex INTEGRUS Consulting Involta Iowa City Area Business Partnership Iowa Interstate Railroad Iowa Public Radio Iowa State University - CIRAS ITC Midwest J.D. Byrider John’s Automotive Service Kenwood Records Management Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank Kris G. Gulick CPA Lederer Weston Craig Lesaffre Yeast Liebovich Steel & Aluminum Lloyd’s Plan, Inc. DBA LPI Loans Managed Solutions Group Miron Construction Co. Nazette, Marner, Nathanson & Shea Neumann Monson Architects NextEra Energy Nyemaster Goode Oasis Office Express Office Products Ovation Networks Paramount Theatre Per Mar Security Personal Safety Corporation Port O Jonny Premier Staffing Raining Rose Ready Wireless Red Star Yeast Rehab Management Services Republic Abstract & Settlement Roberts Technology Solutions Ross Refrigeration Ruffalo Noel Levitz Ruhl & Ruhl Realtors SCORE ServiceMaster by Rice
Shoemaker & Haaland Professional Engineers Skywalk Group St. John & Gielau Staples Star Food Service Equipment & Repair Strategic Financial Solutions Surgery Center Cedar Rapids TDT CPAs and Advisors Technology Association of Iowa Terry-Durin Electric & Telecom Supply The Overture Group The Pacific Institute The Prairie Soup Company The Vestweber Team at Skogman Realty The Views Senior Living of Cedar Rapids Think Iowa City Timberline Manufacturing Travero Trees Forever Ulteig Union Pacific Railroad Upper Iowa University - Cedar Rapids Center Veridian Credit Union West Plains Engineering Windstar Lines Wired Production Group World Class Graphics and Displays YPN
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OUR STRATEGIC PARTNERS GOVERNMENT PARTNERS City of Cedar Rapids City of Center Point City of Fairfax City of Hiawatha City of Marion City of Mt. Vernon City of Robins Benton County Iowa County Linn County State of Iowa
EDUCATION PARTNERS
Coe College Cornell College Grant Wood AEA Iowa BIG Kirkwood Community College Metro area school districts – Cedar Rapids, Linn-Mar, College Community and Marion Mount Mercy University The University of Iowa Upper Iowa University - Cedar Rapids Center
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS
Alliant Energy CIRAS - Iowa State University Czech Village/New Bohemia District Downtown District Eastern Iowa Council of Governments (ECICOG) Entrepreneurial Development Center Hiawatha Economic Development Corporation ICR Iowa Iowa City Area Business Partnership Iowa City Area Development Group ITC Midwest Local SCORE chapter
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Marion Chamber of Commerce Marion Economic Development Corporation MedQuarter Regional Medical District Mid-American Energy NewBoCo Small Business Administration Small Business Development Center The Eastern Iowa Airport
TRADE ASSOCIATION PARTNERS
Built by Pros Cedar Rapids Area Association of REALTORS Greater Cedar Rapids Housing and Building Association Hawkeye Labor Council (and participating Locals) International Traders of Iowa Iowa City/Cedar Rapids Building Trades Council Numerous State & Federal Business Associations
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS Cedar Rapids Tourism Office Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation Hall-Perrine Foundation Think Iowa City United Way of East Central Iowa Willis Dady Homeless Services
YOUR ECONOMIC ALLIANCE TEAM
Doug Neumann
Christine Brewer
Ron Corbett
Jule Day
Ellie Evans
Erin Foley
Colin Glandon
Deb Gulick
Clarissa Koch
Jessica Komisar
Julie Kraft
Anne Laugen
Mike Lukan
Evan McGuire
Laura Seyfer
Barbra Solberg
Tyanna Stephenson
Maddix Stovie
Jesse Thoeming
Laura Thomas
Audrey Wheeler
Nikki Wilcox
Caleb Woods
Executive Director
Programs Specialist
Contract CMO
Public Policy Strategist
Jamie Toledo
Economic Development Relationship Manager
Receptionist
Maintenance Specialist
Membership Growth Specialist
Accounting Specialist
Phil Wasta
MedQuarter Executive Director
VP Economic Development
Contract CPA
Economic Development Project Manager
Event Planner
Operations Director
Communications Manager
Design & Multimedia Specialist
Maintenance Supervisor
Downtown Executive Director
Communications Director
Workforce Specialist
Leadership Programs & Administrative Specialist
Iowa BIG Community Development Specialist
Research & Analytics Specialist
Communications Specialist
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