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Iowa Brewing Company is a 30bbl production brewery

Iowa Brewing Company is a 30bbl production brewery located in downtown Cedar Rapids. Their beers are distributed through most of Iowa and parts of Illinois and Wisconsin and the taproom is an easy walk to our city's cultural and dining attractions. For a bite between beers, Iowa Brewing partners with area food trucks to bring in some tasty foods and they also encourage their guests to bring in their favorite foods or snacks, or order in from anywhere they like.

The craft beer industry has three major competitions: The Great American Beer Festival, The World Beer Cup, and Festival of Barrel Aged Beers. Iowa Brewing Company has won medals in all three competitions. 🥇

Interesting fact about Iowa Brewing: Partners Matt Wolf, Craig Stephan and Brian Stephan are all the 3rd generation of their families to own and operate a downtown Cedar Rapids business.

How cool is that?! 👏🏼

Downtown Cedar Rapids is home to numerous nonprofi

Downtown Cedar Rapids is home to numerous nonprofit organizations.

Please consider a gift to them on this Giving Tuesday to help push their missions forward. These organizations are crucial to the needs of our community.

Explore the heart of our city this Small Business

Explore the heart of our city this Small Business Saturday! 🤍

Downtown is buzzing with unique shops, cozy cafes, and friendly faces. Support local and shop small, because when you buy from a small business, you're not just getting a product, you're getting a piece of our community.

Tell us in the comments where you will be shopping today! 🛍️

The inaugural Five Seasons Lights event begins SOO

The inaugural Five Seasons Lights event begins SOON! Here is a sneak peek of what everyone has to look forward to. 🎄

Tag who you are bringing in the comments! See you soon, Cedar Rapids ✨

Happy Thanksgiving from Downtown Cedar Rapids to y

Happy Thanksgiving from Downtown Cedar Rapids to you! We are very thankful for our downtown businesses that have chosen Cedar Rapids as home.

✨ Downtown ✨ Get ready to enjoy the holiday

✨ Downtown ✨

Get ready to enjoy the holiday sparkle now through the holiday season.

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The Economic Alliance, in partnership with the Cit

The Economic Alliance, in partnership with the City of Cedar Rapids, City of Marion, and the City of Hiawatha, are undertaking a comprehensive research study to better understand the key assets, challenges and opportunities that will impact our region's ability to attract and retain residents and to grow the talent needed to support current and future business demands. To support this initiative, we are requesting your input to this confidential survey.

Please take the brief survey here by December 6:

https://developmentci.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6Gc8Ry6Bh65SwOq

Exciting things happening today! 🤩 Our new Dow

Exciting things happening today! 🤩

Our new Downtown Cedar Rapids signage is going up! This will be located at the former Popoli restaurant on the corner of 1st street and 3rd ave.

Be sure to check it out next time you drive by!

🚨 Nonprofit Spotlight: The Arc of East Centra

🚨 Nonprofit Spotlight:

The Arc of East Central Iowa is a nonprofit organization providing support services and educational programing for people with disabilities and their families.

The Arc of East Central Iowa has empowered individuals with disabilities to engage in lifelong opportunities to live, learn, work, play and advocate with dignity and full inclusion in their communities for 70 years.

Read why The Arc enjoys having their “home” in downtown Cedar Rapids:

🔸Close to the bus lines; making it easy for participants to come and go.
Participants have an easy time coming and going.

🔸Day Hab groups have many choices of downtown coffee shops and restaurants to visit, they can access businesses and other non-profits where they volunteer (CRPL, delivering Tidbits Magazine, Habitat For Humanity and more), they can easily maneuver on foot to various businesses, museums, the river and activities and they are just steps from the transportation center when they want to travel by bus to other destinations.

🔸The addition of our new inclusive recreation area and our space is also an improvement to downtown Cedar Rapids - it is great to share our space with others in the community.

If you haven’t already, be sure to check out the new mural on The Arc’s building. The downtown district was a proud supporter of this mural and it has brought so much joy to the downtown area!

We are ready to get into the holiday spirit 😍

We are ready to get into the holiday spirit 😍

Soon downtown will transform into a magical space. Special thanks to our Downtown maintenance team - Evan and Colin, BladeWorks Landscaping, and Brian Glick for making our downtown area sparkle this upcoming holiday season! ✨

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As the weather turns colder, don't forget to utili

As the weather turns colder, don't forget to utilize the skywalks!

Stay cozy and connected with our skywalk system – a warm and convenient way to explore all your favorite shops, restaurants, and attractions without braving the cold.

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Indoor activities you will want to save for later

Indoor activities you will want to save for later 🙌🏼

▪️Cedar Rapids Museum of Art current page
▪️Cedar Rapids Public Library
▪️Civil Axe Throwing - Cedar Rapids
▪️Paramount Theatre - Cedar Rapids
▪️Theatre Cedar Rapids

Plan your itinerary at https://downtowncr.org

Tell us in the comments where you will be visiting this winter!

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