Greater Iowa City, Inc.’s annual state and federal public policy priorities are made with significant input from our business community, investors, partners, and community stakeholders.
Our economic growth relies on our ability to attract and retain a skilled workforce. We must collaborate on effective programs to develop the workforce as well as remove barriers to employment. We must also create and sustain desirable communities where people want to live and work. Critical to this is continuing to support the services and organizations that contribute to quality of life and to increase housing supply and affordability.
A strong urban and rural connection, in which we rely on one another, contributes to mutually beneficial growth in Iowa’s population and economic environment. We support policies that equally value the unique strengths and needs of both.
Finally, we all win when policymakers find common ground to agree upon long-term solutions to the challenges faced by our region, state, and nation. We expect our elected officials to argue their perspective passionately, civilly, and respectfully.