EDC Client, Clickstop, Celebrates New Facility with Their First Million Dollar Revenue Month
March 2011 was a big month for Clickstop, Inc., not only did the company move its warehouse and staff into a brand new 35,000 square foot facility, but they celebrated the first million dollar revenue month in the company’s five year history.04.14.2011– Clickstop, Inc., an eCommerce company headquartered in Urbana, Iowa, just completed building a […]
US Chamber Honors EDC Client Genova Technologies and Cedar Rapids-Based Raining Rose
ccording to an article by Dave DeWitte, SourceMedia Group News, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has presented Genova Technologies Inc. and Raining Rose Inc. of Cedar Rapids with its Blue Ribbon Small Business award. The award recognizes businesses for their critical role in job creation and economic growth and honors their commitment to their employees, […]
EDC Collaborates with Area Tech Group to Launch New Networking Event
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA-FEBRUARY 15, 2011 – The EclecTech Society, a new group of professional and enthusiast Iowa technologists, is pleased to announce its inaugural event, an evening discussion about “Building Mobile Apps,” featuring speakers that include the developers of some of the most popular apps on the Apple iTunes App Store. Co-hosted with the Entrepreneurial […]
EDC, Corridor Business Alliance and Cedar Rapids Downtown District To Host Networking Event
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA—JANUARY 7, 2011— The Entrepreneurial Development Center (EDC), a Cedar Rapids-based business accelerator, announced that its first networking event of 2011 will bring area business resources together in one venue to support economic development in the Corridor. The networking event titled ‘Developing an Entrepreneur Eco-System’, will be co-hosted by the EDC, the Corridor […]
EDC Unveils Updated Logo and Tagline
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA—JANUARY 4, 2011—The Entrepreneurial Development Center (EDC), a Cedar Rapids-based business accelerator, kicked off 2011 by unveiling an updated logo and slogan. The company conducted research in early 2010 with area existing businesses and found that many perceived EDC’s services were for start-ups only and not applicable to businesses at their stage. EDC […]
EDC Client, Involta Announces Successful Capital Raise
DECEMBER 21, 2010—MARION, IA— EDC Client, Involta LLC has completed a successful capital raise of $8 million. The capital raised will be used to fund two new enterprise co-location data centers which will include a new facility in Akron, Ohio, and another facility that will be announced in coming months. Financing in the equity round […]
Gov. Culver Welcomes Hundreds of New Jobs to Iowa
DES MOINES, IA—DECEMBER 16, 2010—Governor Chet Culver announced today that several companies plan to add jobs in Iowa as a result of support from the Iowa Department of Economic Development. Awards approved include projects or proposals in areas across Iowa that plan to add up to 567 new jobs and retain up to 672 jobs. […]
EDC Client, Clickstop Launches New Website for its New Housewares Product Line
DECEMBER 15, 2010—URBANA, IA—In September, EDC Client, Clickstop, purchased SpaceSavers, a 20-year player in the housewares industry offering storage and organization products and small furniture items. The Clickstop team has pulled together in the past few months to rebrand and re-design the website to make it their own.
The Fairfield Economic Development Association (FEDA) and EDC Announce Joint Program
FAIRFIELD, IA—SEPTEMBER 14, 2010 – The Fairfield Economic Development Association will hold its 2010 annual meeting Thursday evening September 23 at the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center. FEDA, celebrating its thirty-first year in 2010, announced Tuesday that Curt Nelson, President & CEO of the Cedar Rapids-based Entrepreneurial Development Center, Inc. and Jane Burroughs, EDC Vice President […]
EDC Client, Clickstop Purchases Housewares Company
SEPTEMBER 8, 2010—URBANA, IA—Clickstop Inc. of Urbana recently added a new brand to its growing portfolio of consumer-oriented retail web sites. This is the fourth consumer brand purchased by the company this year.