Iowa economic development leader sees opportunity after COVID-19
13 May 2020
CEDAR RAPIDS — It’s not shaping up to be the year she anticipated, but Iowa’s economic development director is confident the state will not only survive the coronavirus pandemic, but see opportunities as the crisis passes.
“We’re in a very stressful time, but there is a light at the end of this, there is great opportunity in our future,” Iowa Economic Development Authority Director Debi Durham said during a conversation Wednesday with ICR Iowa, the regional economic development organization serving the Iowa City-Cedar Rapids area.
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