Fiber Growth With Cedar Falls Utilities delivering 100% fiber to homes and businesses, the city has a ready-made foundation for advanced IT services, smart city pilots, and scalable connectivity. This creates opportunities for managed network services, cloud hosting, cybersecurity, and municipal broadband partnerships to extend the fiber network for residents and local businesses.

Modernization Push Leadership changes expected in mid-2026, coupled with a modern tech stack including cloud monitoring and automation tools, point to a readiness for IT modernization. Opportunities exist to assist with cloud migrations, security hardening, data analytics, and citizen-facing platforms to streamline procurement, HR, and service delivery.

Grant Driven Projects A track record of pursuing grant-funded infrastructure, including a notable RAISE grant, signals openness to technology upgrades aligned with grant programs. Propose solutions for fiber and smart-city deployments, traffic and energy efficiency projects, and comprehensive grant management and reporting support.

Public Safety Tech Recent public safety investments, including a new K9 officer and community safety programs, create demand for solutions such as dispatch and records management, public safety analytics, surveillance integration, and community engagement tools like volunteer management and 311-style service portals.

Regional Collaboration Cedar Falls sits in a growing Cedar Valley metro with adjacent cities and regional partners. This presents an opportunity to offer scalable, cross-city IT solutions—shared cloud services, cybersecurity, disaster recovery, and procurement programs—across multiple municipalities.