Ron Corbett’s four decades of Cedar Rapids leadership

Outgoing Economic Alliance VP reflects on a career defined by job creation, community growth
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  • Ron Corbett shows off a few mementos collected over his eight years as mayor of Cedar Rapids. CBJ FILE PHOTO

    Ron Corbett has spent virtually his entire career in the Cedar Rapids public eye.

    Just a few years after graduating from Cornell College in 1983, Mr. Corbett launched a four-decade career, during which he has served in a variety of community leadership and economic development positions.

    He served in the Iowa Legislature from January 1987 to July 1999, including as Iowa House speaker…

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