Cedar Falls, Iowa is a thriving city that will surprise you in so many ways. We’re an incubator for growing companies and the source of a remarkable amount of innovation. As one of the nation’s first gigabit cities, we’ve created an infrastructure for future-focused companies that are eager to thrive, including lightning-fast broadband (up to 10 gigabits) for every business, home, and school. Cedar Falls has become a hotbed for visionaries and entrepreneurs who are combining big ideas and new technologies to improve business and enhance life.

Located in eastern Iowa, we’re at the center of an extensive transportation network that puts us within a day’s truck trip of more than 82 million consumers, including places like Chicago, Detroit, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, St. Louis, and Winnipeg. We’re also at the heart of more than 320,000 workers who are steeped in the Midwestern work ethic and equipped with the skills today’s businesses need.

Cedar Falls is also a great place to call home. Start with a vibrant downtown area filled with restaurants, bars and microbreweries, shops, nightlife, and creative spaces for both work and home. Add in neighborhoods full of friendly people, excellent public schools focused on the needs of employers, and plenty of arts and recreational activities. The result is an exciting vibe that attracts entrepreneurs, small businesses, retailers, and young professionals seeking a place where they can thrive and enjoy a satisfying lifestyle without big-city prices and congestion.

There’s room for your business here in Cedar Falls, including two ready-to-grow industrial parks, one with space focused on technology innovators and another with rail service. Both have infrastructure in place including 10-gig broadband, and fast access to the outside world.

We invite you to take a closer look at the many advantages of Cedar Falls, Iowa and then come to see it firsthand. We’re confident you’ll be eager to join the many other successful and growing businesses that have decided to make our city their home.