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Community Invited to Grand Reopening Celebration Saturday

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – May 8, 2017– The Walmart Supercenter remodel at 525 Brandilynn Blvd. is complete – and, in addition to the physical changes inside, customers now have access to Online Grocery Pickup. For the first time, Cedar Falls residents can order Walmart groceries online and pick them up without ever having to unbuckle

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ALLIANCE & CHAMBER PREPARES TO MOVE TO TECHWORKS CAMPUS

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

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Cedar Falls Downtown District was Awarded Main Street Iowa Challenge Grant

On November 29, 2016, the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) announced the Cedar Falls Downtown District was awarded Main Street Iowa Challenge Grant. The announcements were made during a ceremony held at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden by IEDA Director Debi Durham, Iowa Downtown Resource Center Director Jim Engle, and Main Street Iowa State

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Public invited to attend UNI presidential candidate forums

Public forums to be held November 29, 30 and December 1 at 2:30pm in the Old Central Ballroom of Maucker Union, on the University of Northern Iowa Campus. Three candidates for the position of UNI president will visit campus during the week of November 28th. We encourage you to attend the public forums held on

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Winnebago Completes Acquisition of Grand Design

The following information was submitted by our investor Winnebago Industries which has facilities in the Cedar Valley, located in Waverly, Iowa. 11/08/16 — Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE: WGO) today announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Grand Design RV, LLC (“Grand Design”), a manufacturer of towable recreation vehicles (RVs), for approximately $500

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INVISION Honored with Two National Design Awards

The Following information was submitted by our investor INVISION. INVISION received a Gold Award and a Merit Award in the national 2016 Association of Licensed Architects Design Awards Program. INVISION, a planning, architecture and interiors firm with locations in Des Moines and Waterloo, received two awards in the recent 2016 Association of Licensed Architects (ALA)

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UNI Announces New SBDC Director

The following information was submitted by our investor, the University of Northern Iowa. The Center for Business Growth and Innovation at the University of Northern Iowa is excited to announce that Amy Dutton has joined our team as the new Small Business Development Center Regional Director for the UNI center. Originally from rural western New

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Steve Dust receives ABI’s Advocacy in Action Award

The Alliance & Chamber congratulates Steve Dust on being honored with the 2016 Advocacy in Action Award by the Iowa Association of Business and Industry. The Iowa Association of Business and Industry is pleased to present its 2016 Advocacy in Action award to Steve Dust for his work to advance ABI’s public policy agenda. The

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Wubbena Business & Professional Women Woman of the Year

The Alliance & Chamber congratulates Bette Wubbena for being named the Cedar Valley Woman of the Year by the Cedar Falls chapter of Business & Professional Women. This year’s Cedar Valley Woman of the Year was awarded to Bette Wubenna at the 11th Annual Salute To Women event held on Tuesday, October 18th at the

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