Focus Groups Scheduled

Envision East Central Iowa is hosting focus groups throughout the region to continue work started at the September 29 Think Tank workshop. The tentative Focus Group agenda includes:

Debrief on Think-Tank outcomes
Brainstorm the future potential of bio-technology & medical technology under the preferred scenario
Determine potential strategies to accomplish the preferred scenario
Prioritize and build out the actions needed to achieve the preferred scenario

Below is a list of the currently scheduled focus groups. More are in the works, so stay tuned for updates!

Focus Group	Date & Time	Location
Jones County - Monticello	October 20 9-11 am	Monticello City Council Chambers 200 E 1st St Monticello, IA 52310
Washington County	October 21 9:30-11:15 am	Washington Public Library 115 W. Washington Washington, IA 52353
Benton & Iowa Counties	October 21 2-4 pm	TBA
Food & Bio-Processing Industry	October 22 8-9:30 am	Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance 501 1st St SE Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 Or you can join via Zoom (click here).
Insurance & Finance Industry	October 22 10:30 am-12 pm	Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance 501 1st St SE Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 Or you can join via Zoom (click here).
Engineering & Automation Industry	October 22 1:30-3 pm	Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance 501 1st St SE Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 Or you can join via Zoom (click here).
Education Technology & Services Industry	October 25 12-1:30 pm	MERGE Iowa City 136 S. Dubuque Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Or you can join via Zoom (click here).
Bio-Technology & Medical Technology Industry	October 25 2:30-4 pm	BioVentures Center; UI Research Park 2500 Crosspark Road Coralville, IA 52241 Or you can join via Zoom (click here).
Jones County - Anamosa	October 26 9-11 am	Lawrence Community Center 600 E Main St, Anamosa, IA 52205

Reach out to Karen Kurt at karen.kurt@ecicog.org or Adam Bentley at adam.bentley@ecicog.org with questions!