Archive for November, 2009

Introduction

Image via Wikipedia Welcome to Corridor2020, our entry point for those interested in the development of the area in Eastern Iowa surrounding Cedar Rapids and Iowa City.   If you are interesting in expanded networking with those interested in this topic, click on this NETWORKING LINK, and scroll down to the lower left of that homepage [...]

Video of Path to Regional Excellence

Image by jenny downing via Flickr For those of you who missed, or want to repeat, the Path to Regional Excellence event, you can now view the video of the event, thanks to Kirkwood Community College.

Editorial Support

Image via Wikipedia Both The Gazette newspaper and the Corridor Business Journal have long been supporters of regional development.  It was still nice to see their perspectives on Michael Langley’s presentation and the Path to Regional Excellence event last week. The Corridor Business Journal’s latest editorial started with: Nearly 350 business and community leaders came [...]

Name for the region?

Image by rallenhill via Flickr As many of you know, I have been an advocate for a name for this region which connotes access and diversity.  I believe we have easy access to a wide diversity of living, work and recreation opportunities, and all easily accessible within a 30 minute drive.  Living options range from [...]

Path to Regional Excellence

Michael Langley provided the context for developing an excellent region, one that will be able to compete globally, in the breakfast event yesterday November 3, 2009. As you will note from a selection of his slides, below, success is dependent on leaders focusing on the keys to effective regions: Brand/Image, Workforce/Education, Infrastructure (physical, environmental, governance), [...]

Corridor Business Alliance

During the Path to Regional Excellence breakfast yesterday, November 3rd, 2009, Dee Baird, Executive Vice President, Continuing Education and Training Services, Kirkwood Community College, gave a brief overview of the Corridor Business Alliance, or CBA. Formed about 10 months ago, CBA consists of those entities in our region that have multiple constituents and are focused [...]

Getting Started

Image via Wikipedia Pat Baird, CEO of AEGON USA, has very concisely outlined the need for a regional approach to economic development, in a piece published today, November 1, 2009 in The Gazette.  That piece will also be featured in the Corridor Business Journal. As a place to get started in the discussion, I think [...]