Category: CEO Grow Cedar Valley

Comments from and news about the head of Grow Cedar Valley.

Heartland Economic Development Course Provides Intensive Professional Development

WATERLOO,IA – Jim Schaefer, Director of Investor Relations, of Grow Cedar Valley was one of 88 economic development professionals to attend the Heartland Economic Development Course (HEDC) April 22-26, 2019 in Blue Springs, Missouri. This trip was made possible thanks to a tuition scholarship from MidAmerican Energy Company’s Local Partnership Program. Heartland attendees receive fundamental

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A Message from the CEO: Why we decided to Rebrand

We are now two weeks into our new name and brand, and the response has been affirming and positive! I would like to thank the Cedar Valley community, our investors and the many constructive conversations that we had to move the rebranding process forward – the Grow Cedar Valley team is grateful for your support!

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5 on Friday: Fuel for Thought February 9, 2018

by Steve Dust, CEO, Greater Cedar Valley Alliance & Chamber 5 on Friday is a two-way street: please send me recommendations on books, reports, articles, blogs, videos, or anything you’re reading or watching that impacts business and the economy. ONE What’s next? You Have an Amazing Opportunity By now, most of you have heard that

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5 on Friday: Fuel for Thought February 2, 2018

by Steve Dust, CEO, Greater Cedar Valley Alliance & Chamber 5 on Friday is a two-way street: please send me recommendations on books, reports, articles, blogs, videos, or anything you’re reading or watching that impacts business and the economy. ONE: Did that Chicken Ever Cluck? Rib Have a Rib in it? Ribeye Have a Bone

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In the Media: Dust never settled for status quo

From an editorial in The Courier, January 28, 2018 “At the outset, Dust had more tasks than a short-order cook. The biggest was transforming some former John Deere manufacturing buildings at the company’s Westfield Avenue site into the Cedar Valley TechWorks, an ag-industrial product and business development center… Dust couldn’t do it alone. And he

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In the Media: Steve Dust to leave Greater Cedar Valley Alliance after 14 years

“‘I’m not retiring,’” Dust said. ‘I think what made me successful here, to the extent that I was, was my experience and skills in helping organizations find that vision, refine it, and create the organization and build the organization. That’s what I’ve done. That’s what I enjoy and that’s what I’m successful with.’ ‘Just as

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