Positioned in one of the fastest growing regions in the Midwest, Cedar Rapids is positioned to serve the region, Midwest or the entire North American continent.
- Nearly 40 million people are within an hour’s flight or eight-hour drive of the region.
- The Central Time Zone allows same-day communication with both coasts, Canada and Mexico.
- The Eastern Iowa Airport provides high quality air service with five airlines to 10 non-stop destinations and more than 45 departures daily.
- The Cedar Rapids area is the only area in the Midwest able to serve Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Chicago, St. Louis and Omaha by freight carrier in a one day round-trip as permitted under federal regulation.
- The Union Pacific East-West mainline travels through the Corridor. The Canadian National Railroad also services the area through their Illinois Central Railroad and Chicago Central and Pacific subsidiaries. The Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway (CRANDIC), is a short-line that serves many local industries. These lines interchange with several major United States railroads serving all of North America.