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Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas from our team to yours!
on Wednesday, December 21, 2022
We are so thankful for the opportunity to support your business and employees in 2022. Together with you and our partners, we celebrate another strong year of new investment in the Marion community. We put more shovels in the ground, leading to $50M of new investment in Marion. Seventy-seven percent of you added new jobs. New technologies are positioning
BRE Report Shows Strong Growth and a New Year Focused on Employee Retention
on Monday, December 19, 2022
Business Retention & Expansion (BRE) is the backbone of local economic development. It represents MEDCO’s critical role of listening and responding to the needs of existing industry. In 2022, MEDCO’s formal BRE program included 83 business interviews between the months of January and November. These in person discussions were completed with
City of Marion Considering New Transit Options
on Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Public transportation can be a vital tool supporting current and future workforce. In June, community development staff with the City of Marion began reviewing potential options to improve public transit services. This review was done in partnership with the City of Cedar Rapids, Horizons, the Corridor Metropolitan Planning Organization, the Iowa Department
Gov. Reynolds announces new entry-level CDL training program
on Monday, December 5, 2022
The new Iowa Entry-Level Driver Training Program will provide $6 million to support employers, nonprofits, or related organizations who sponsor or partner on key training programs designed to prepare potential drivers for CDL skills or knowledge tests. The grant program hopes to remove costly barriers and, ultimately, create more drivers with CDL licenses across the state.