The League of American Bicyclists hosts a program called The Bicycle Friendly Business (BFB) program.
Bikes are good for businesses and their employees. Through the League's Bicycle Friendly Business? (BFB?) program, employers are recognized for their efforts to encourage a more welcoming atmosphere for employees, customers, and the community.
The program also honors innovative bike-friendly efforts and
provides technical assistance and information to help companies and
organizations become even better for bicyclists.
Check out the Bicycle-Friendly Communities and and Bicycle-Friendly Universities too.
Iowa Businesses who have received a Bicycle-Friendly Business designation.
Platinum
RDG Planning & Design (Des Moines) - #employees = 74
World of Bikes, Iowa City, IA - #employees = 8 (gold 2010)
Gold
Bike Tech, Cedar Falls, IA (2009) - #employees = 5 (moved up from Bronze in 2014)
Dupaco Credit Union - Dubuque - #employees = 250
Geoff's Bike and Ski Inc. - Iowa City - #employees = 10
Johnson County, Iowa (Downtown Campus) - #employees = 207
RDG Planning & Design - Des Moines, IA (2013) - #employees 77
Meredith Corporation , Des Moines, IA (2009) - #employees = 850
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Not Renewed as of Fall 2024
Hall Bicycle Company (Cedar Rapids) - #employees = 10
Silver
Arconic Davenport Works - Davenport - #employees = 2000
City of Cedar Rapids - City Hall - #employees = 109
City of Iowa City - #employees = 367
REI - West Des Moines - #employees = 55
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Not Renewed as of Fall 2024
Europa Cycle & Ski, Cedar Falls, IA (2013) - #employees = 12
Northtowne Cycling & Fitness , Cedar Rapids, IA (2013) - #employees = 20
Bronze
ACT, Inc. - Iowa City, IA (2014) - #employees = 1000
Active Endeavors of Iowa City - #employees = 15
Big Grove Brewery Iowa City - #employees = 45
City of Cedar Rapids - Water Department Administration Building (2015) - #employees = 50
City of Cedar Rapids - City Services Center (2015) - #employees =400
City of Cedar Rapids - Water Pollution Control - #employees = 85
DuPont Pioneer - Johnston (2013) - #employees = 4,056
Free Flight Bikes - Dubuque (2011) - #employees = 14
HBK Engineering - #employees = 13
Innovative Software Engineering a Trimble Company - #employees = 65
Iowa City Area Development - MERGE - #employees = 6
New Pioneer Co-op, Iowa City - #employees = 50
Quad-City Times - #employees = 200
Rockwell Collins - Cedar Rapids (2012) #employees = 9000
Sugar Bottom Bikes - North Liberty - #employees = 3
Think Iowa City - #employees = 11
Vetters Culligan Water - Coralville - #employees = 18
Workiva - Ames - #employees = 534
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Not Renewed as of Fall 2024
City of Cedar Rapids - Central Fire Station (2015) - #employees =35
Cobham Mission Systems (Davenport) - #employees = 674
Gundersen Lutheran - Decorah (2012) - #employees = 87
Gundersen Health System (Calmar) - #employees = 6
Gundersen Health System (Fayette) - #employees = 6
Gundersen Health System (Lansing) - #employees = 5
Gundersen Health System (Postville) - #employees = 7
Gundersen Health System (Waukon) - #employees = 28
Gundersen Health System (West Union) - #employees = 40
Neumann Monson Architects - Iowa City (2013) = #employees = 35
The Broken Spoke - Iowa City (2009) - #employees = 2
Honorable Mention
none
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Not Renewed as of Fall 2024
Flat Tire Lounge - Madrid, IA (Oct 2012) - #employees = 20
Waverly Health Center (WHC) - Waverly, IA (Oct 2012) - #employees = 400
New Pioneer Food Co-op - Iowa City, IA (2011) #employees = 170
We know there should be hundreds of businesses on this list? Why are there so few?
For the most part, then program is not widely known. Currently there is not an entity in Iowa that really pushes this program.