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MakeMyMove campaign draws first participant to Cedar Rapids area – and more on the way
Talent attraction director, in presentation to Hiawatha Business Summit, says overall Collaborative Growth Initiative developing rapidly
Jodi Schafer, talent attraction director for the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance's Collaborative Growth Initiative, discusses the MakeMyMove campaign and the overall initiative's goals at the Hiawatha Business Summit Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025 at the Farm Bureau office in Hiawatha. CREDIT RICHARD PRATT
The Collaborative Growth Initiative, a workforce recruitment effort by the cities of Cedar Rapids, Marion and Hiawatha, just launched its MakeMyMove Greater Cedar Rapids campaign last month.
Now, the campaign has brought its first new participant to the metro area, and the growth initiative’s director believes many more successes are on the way.
Hunter Baldus, who works remotely, is moving with his family from Denver, Colorado to Greater Cedar Rapids,…
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