﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance Events Newswire</title><link>http://www.cedarrapids.org</link><description>News related to Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance</description><copyright>(c) 2026, Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance All Rights Reserved.</copyright><ttl>5</ttl><item><title>Let's Get Down to Business: Topic TBA 12/10/2026 8:00 AM - 12/10/2026 9:00 AM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Check back soon for more details on this program. Registration will open 2 months prior to program date.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance offers a variety of programming to grow and develop your business, continue your development as a leader, foster your growth as a professional, collaborate and create something new, or simply meet and network with other professionals.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This event is for members of the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance. Refer to our Membership Directory for a full list of members:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.cedarrapids.org/membership/directory/"&gt;https://www.cedarrapids.org/membership/directory/&lt;/a&gt;. If you&amp;#39;re interested in becoming a member, reach out to Membership Growth Specialist Anne Laugen at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:alaugen@cedarrapids.org"&gt;alaugen@cedarrapids.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.cedarrapids.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=13627</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:27:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>December 17th BizMix Hosted by National Czech &amp; Slovak Museum &amp; Library 12/17/2026 4:00 PM - 12/17/2026 6:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Join us for the December BizMix&amp;nbsp;hosted by&amp;nbsp;National Czech &amp;amp; Slovak Museum &amp;amp; Library!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Guest enjoy casual networking, complimentary hors d&amp;#39;oeuvres and beverages, and an exculsive behind-the-scenes look at the host business.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;BizMix brings together area professionals and is hosted by a different member business each month.&amp;nbsp;This event provides EA members with increased opportunity for participation and connections.&amp;nbsp;The event will run from 4:00 pm&amp;nbsp; to 6:00 pm.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you&amp;#39;d like to save the event to your calendar, a calendar invite will be sent in the post-registration email.&amp;nbsp; Registration is not required.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This event is for members of the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance and the Marion Chamber of Commerce. Refer to our Membership Directory for a full list of members:&lt;a href="https://www.cedarrapids.org/membership/directory/"&gt;https://www.cedarrapids.org/membership/directory/&lt;/a&gt;. If you&amp;#39;re interested in becoming a member, contact our Membership Development Manager, Anne Laugen&amp;nbsp;at alaugen@cedarrapids.org.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Shive-Hattery, Inc. Architecture &amp;amp; Engineering.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Guest enjoy casual networking, complimentary hors d&amp;#39;oeuvres and beverages, and an exculsive behind-the-scenes look at the host business.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;BizMix brings together area professionals and is hosted by a different member business each month.&amp;nbsp;This event provides EA members with increased opportunity for participation and connections.&amp;nbsp;The event will run from 4:00 pm&amp;nbsp; to 6:00 pm.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you&amp;#39;d like to save the event to your calendar, a calendar invite will be sent in the post-registration email.&amp;nbsp; Registration is not required.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This event is for members of the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance and the Marion Chamber of Commerce. Refer to our Membership Directory for a full list of members:&lt;a href="https://www.cedarrapids.org/membership/directory/"&gt;https://www.cedarrapids.org/membership/directory/&lt;/a&gt;. If you&amp;#39;re interested in becoming a member, contact our Membership Development Manager, Anne Laugen&amp;nbsp;at alaugen@cedarrapids.org.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.cedarrapids.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=13616</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 23:16:34 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>