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Where did this initiative come from?
This initiative originated from The Path to Regional Excellence meeting last fall (Nov. 3, 2009) at Kirkwood Community College that was hosted bv the Corridor Business Alliance (CBA) and Corridor2020. The meeting attracted over 350 community and business leaders and featured Michael Langley, a regional [...]
CBA Strategic “Report Out” Meeting
The Corridor Business Alliance gathered Monday, May 17, 2010 for a strategic update “report out” meeting at Cedar Ridge Winery. Our host, Jeff Quint provided a wonderful atmosphere for the meeting of regional leaders. Several photos are available here.
The event kicked off with updates from each of the three Task Force Groups. Highlights from [...]
Why do we need a regional brand?
Others will be explaining the kick off of the “brand print” exercise being facilitated by North Star Destination Strategies.
This slide show was used at the Corridor Business Alliance progress report meeting at Cedar Ridge Vineyards on May 17, 2010.
Corridor Business Alliance “Brand Print” Kick Off 5.17.10
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Need to Build Constituency
As many politicians have noted, there is no natural constituency for regional development. While regional development benefits all, the focus of most individuals is on their immediately local concerns. And, those concerns get the ear of the politicians who are elected by those voters.
A perfect example occurred this weekend. In the first joint “City-County Citizen [...]
Corridor Business Alliance Update
The following organizations formed an alliance called the Corridor Business Alliance. The formation of the CBA group began in December 2008 and has evolved into the following vision, purpose and goals. Members include Alliant Energy, Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce, Entrepreneurial Development Center, Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce, Iowa City Area Development Group, Kirkwood [...]
International Consensus on Regional Development
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Nearly two years ago, I was in many meetings with the leadership of the United States Department of Commerce and the Economic Development Administration. They clearly articulated that they now had research that proved that the only real economic engine was the region and that they wanted to help us achieve a true [...]
Input Requested
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As we said in the November 3rd event, The Path to Regional Excellence, there are many aspects to regional development: economic, infrastructure, educational, cultural, marketing, political, human service, etc. The Corridor Business Alliance is focusing on the economic development aspects for the region in Eastern Iowa surrounding Cedar Rapids and Iowa City.
As we [...]
Introduction
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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 to [...]
Video of Path to Regional Excellence
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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
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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 out last week [...]