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By Steve Dust, CEO, Greater Cedar Valley Alliance & Chamber The importance of maintaining an adequate federal budget for International Affairs was the emphasis of an August 1 meeting between U.S. Rep. Rod Blum and representatives of the Iowa Advisory Board to the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC). Appropriately, the meeting was held in Blum’s
By Steve Dust, CEO, Greater Cedar Valley Alliance & Chamber I’m on vacation the next few days, but that means there will be more time to pick up a book or report or dig into a blog that looks interesting. What follows are some of the item’s I’ll read. One: Talent Gap –Small Businesses Perspective
By Cassie Evers, Business Services Coordinator There are many pieces to the puzzle when it comes to economic development. This complexity is what makes it exciting—but it can also be a bit ambiguous and tough to put together at times. Each year, the Professional Developers of Iowa (PDI) hosts a workshop for economic developers either
This is the inaugural “5 on Friday” reading list, a new regular feature of our blog. By Steve Dust, CEO, Greater Cedar Valley Alliance & Chamber As I was reviewing the communications you receive from the Alliance & Chamber with Dorothy de Souza Guedes, our new Director of Communications, she suggested I give a recap
By Steve Dust, President/CEO Greater Cedar Valley Alliance & Chamber You have probably seen that commercial for an insurance company where, after a great day for a young woman receiving a new car and an equally dismal day for a man whose car tires have been stolen, both exclaim, “What a day!” That’s how I
In a letter to Mayor Quentin Hart and Waterloo Council Members, Greater Cedar Valley Alliance & Chamber CEO Steve Dust outlines several reasons why the city should approve an agreement with developer Leslie Hospitality Company. “This agreement is beneficial to the city’s taxpayers, and should be seen as enabling a significant benefit to the Cedar
Waterloo, Iowa – The City of Waterloo and Leslie Hospitality Company are pleased to announce that the square block where Waterloo’s convention center resides will be dedicated as Sullivan Brothers Plaza and incorporated into the convention center’s new name: Waterloo Convention Center at Sullivan Brothers Plaza. “We are very pleased with the naming of Sullivan
Cedar Valley of Iowa – “It only makes sense that our offices are located in TechWorks”, emphasizes Greater Cedar Valley Alliance & Chamber CEO Steve Dust, “we are inseparable partners in Cedar Valley economic development, and TechWorks is attracting tenants that we want to be near.” Dust shows his enthusiasm when talking about the new
Today, Governor Terry Branstad and Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds announced five additional industrial sites to achieve certification through the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) certified site program. The City’s South Waterloo Business Park was among the five announced during Governor Branstad’s weekly press conference at the Capitol this morning. The South Waterloo Business Park totals
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