Tag: Jeff Pomeranz
ICR Iowa reorganizing with focus on external marketing
An economic development venture launched three years ago to market the Iowa City-Cedar Rapids area and attract talent to the region is reorganizing and...
CR goes it alone for a win
CBJ Editorial
There had been tacit agreement that the region should collaborate on three priorities: business recruitment, workforce development and regional marketing. That was the...
CR council backs $14.5M incentive deal for BAE
By CBJ News Staff
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A $14.5 million local incentive package to attract a new BAE Systems classified defense facility for GPS products is moving forward...
Make casino site a downtown catalyst
CBJ EditorialÂ
In early 2000s the city of Iowa City had a prime piece of land in its downtown that it wanted developed.
City leaders were...
City leadership fills a void
CBJ EditorialÂ
We don’t live in a perfectly cohesive region, but fortunately that hasn’t been a major impediment, because our regional economy is strong.
One reason...
CR to hire workforce development specialist
An aerial view of the city of Cedar Rapids. CREDIT EXPEDITED FREIGHT
By Dave DeWitte
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In a reminder of the city’s persistently low unemployment rate, the...
CR’s people-centric flood protection plan evolves
This Gateway to the River arch, designed for O Avenue west of Ellis Boulevard NW, is one of the many aesthetic features being built...
Ron Corbett, CR’s economic development mayor, looks back
Ron Corbett, shown in his former office at Cedar Rapids City Hall during a December interview. PHOTO ADAM MOORE
By Dave DeWitte
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He was the economic...
Hibu move more than fills downtown CR office gap
Hibu CEO Kevin Jasper discusses the company's plans to relocate to the Town Centre building at 221 Third Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids during an...
CR businesses avoid major flood damage, but challenges remain
City workers survey floodwaters and businesses on the other side of a line of Hesco barriers deployed at 16th Avenue in Cedar Rapids on...