Annual Celebration 2025

Join us for our biggest event of the year!

The Annual Celebration brings together 600+ business and community leaders to recognize the businesses, organizations, and individuals making an impact in the Cedar Valley.

This year, we're shaking things up! The evening will start with an awards ceremony, followed by a celebration of the recipients and achievements shaping the Cedar Valley! Enjoy food stations, live music and an evening to remember!

Thank you to our Premier Sponsor Community Bank & Trust and to our Premier Media Sponsor KWWL.

Join us in celebrating the 2024 Annual Award winners:

Cedar Valley Cultivating Opportunity Award – Talk To Me Technologies
Cedar Valley Partner Award – Union Block (Waterloo Community Foundation, McElroy Trust, Black Hawk County Gaming Association, and Otto Schiotz Foundation)
Live the Valley Award – Main Street Waterloo
Business of the Year Award (1-50 Employees) – AMPERAGE Marketing & Fundraising
Business of the Year Award (51+ Employees) – Farmers State Bank
John Deere Economic Impact Award – Wartburg College
Emerging Professional Award – Don Patnode, PDCM Insurance
Cedar Valley Business Leader Award – Mike Mallaro, VGM Group, Inc.
Legacy Award – Jean Trainor, Inclusion Connection