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Tuesday, May 03, 2022The CB Chamber Supports the Iowa Veterans Entrepreneurship Conference
The CB Chamber is a supporting partner of our veterans and Home Base Iowa. We want to share an event for our local veterans. Iowa Veterans Entrepreneurship Conference is co-hosted by Iowa State University, Home Base Iowa, and America’s SBDC Iowa. The Iowa Veterans Entrepreneurship Conference will take place June 6-7, 2022, and offer workshops and resources for Veterans and their families who are considering starting a business, want to grow an existing business, or simply hope to learn and connect. The
Wednesday, March 30, 2022CB Chamber Celebrates Twenty Awarded UNbelievable Workplaces
For Immediate Release | March 30. 2022Contact Alicia Frieze, Workforce Development Director Council Bluffs Area Chamber of Commerce 149 West Broadway, Council Bluffs, IA 51503 (712) 325-1000 | alicia@councilbluffsiowa.com COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA –UNbelievable Workplaces is a second-year program developed and managed by the Council Bluffs Area Chamber of Commerce. The program is designed to help area businesses track employee satisfaction. Area employers can utilize the UNbelievable Workplaces program to
Tuesday, March 15, 2022Second Chance Hiring Toolkit
The Council Bluffs Area Chamber of Commerce strongly supports the freedom all individuals have to express themselves in a respectful and tactful manner. The CB Chamber believes embracing our differences makes us stronger as a community and as an organization, and allows the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion to grow and expand throughout the Council Bluffs and Pottawattamie County community. The Council Bluffs Area Chamber of Commerce will ensure our staff, leadership, programming, events, and
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Tuesday, March 01, 2022DE&I in the Workplace Toolkit
The Council Bluffs Area Chamber of Commerce strongly supports the freedom all individuals have to express themselves in a respectful and tactful manner. The CB Chamber believes embracing our differences makes us stronger as a community and as an organization, and allows the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion to grow and expand throughout the Council Bluffs and Pottawattamie County community. The Council Bluffs Area Chamber of Commerce will ensure our staff, leadership, programming, events, and
Tuesday, January 25, 2022Google's Completion of Construction Phase Brings Total Investment in Iowa to $5 Billion
GOOGLE’S COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION PHASE BRINGS TOTAL INVESTMENT IN IOWA TO $5 BILLIONCommunity Impact Extends Beyond Data Center Walls COUNCIL BLUFFS - The recent construction phase completed by Google at its Council Bluffs data center site brings its total investment in Council Bluffs to $5 billion.Click here for photos of the Council Bluffs data center available for media use. The Google data center in Council Bluffs is one of its largest facilities and has created jobs for over 900 people in a
Tuesday, January 25, 2022Immigrants Are The Answer to Council Bluffs’ Labor Shortage
Immigrants Are The Answer to Council Bluffs’ Labor Shortage It’s tough to be in business right now. At Boxer Barbecue in Council Bluffs, Executive Chef Michael Nolan is constantly advertising for workers, but says he’s lucky to get a single qualified applicant in any given month. As a result, he and his team are putting in 70-hour weeks to churn out enough Moink Balls and Smokin’ Hot Pig sandwiches for their hungry customers. At the Council Bluffs Area Chamber of Commerce, we hear stories like
Monday, January 24, 2022News Release: City of Council Bluffs Brownfields Program
The City of Council Bluffs administers the Brownfields Program with funding from an EPA Community-Wide Brownfields Assessment Grant. The funding allows the City to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup and reuse planning activities on brownfield sites.A brownfield is a real property for which the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse is complicated by the environmental contamination that is either real or perceived. Warehouses and factories are often abandoned and left uninhabited because the
