Iowa’s Creative CorridorBuilding regional pride, collaboration and our shared future

Our Mission

Build pride and buzz about our region through a shared identity and collaborative efforts

Attract and retain the best talent

Grow more successful companies

Raise awareness of each city’s success

Grow a strong national reputation for our collective region

Experts Agree

Like Austin, Boulder and Portland our area has everything we need to become one of

the nation’s most thriving regions.

…but they also say

to capitalize on our assetswe need to

work more collaborativelyand

highlight our successes

A Shared Identity

a symbol to help us rally together as a region and highlight our success stories.

Why Creative?

Pays homage to the region’s historic strengths in innovative manufacturing, technology and contributions in writing, culture and the arts

Highlights our creative class and related assets that attract and retain the talent we need for today’s innovation economy

Why Corridor?

The common service area and labor shed of our major employers and institutions.

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Together We Are

a geographic regional economy

Benton, Cedar, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Linn, and Washington County

(4,400 square miles)

home to over 445,000 creative residents

The Creative Corridor InitiativeCelebrating the...

Innovations, Collaborations, Creative Companies and Imaginative People

Building original work

Making new ideas happen

in every corner of our region.

Take Us on a Tour

Show us the places and tell us the storiesof innovation in every part of the region.

Partner with us to spread the word about the innovators in every part of our region.

Raise Awareness

Promote Creative Events

Use our calendar to promote your innovation events to the entire region.

Creative Week 2013

Showcase our creativity and innovation success throughout the region.

Show Your Pride

Use the regional logo to show your pride in our renaissance and build our collective strength

proud to be part of

Wherever You See Fit

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CreativeCorridor.co

Join other marketing and event professionals from around the region for special events and planning for Creative Week.

Let’s do this together!Let’s grow our region together, work more collaboratively and let the world know about our amazing place.

Amanda Styron, (319) 400-7782, amanda@seedhere.org