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.
Iowa Businesses who have received a Bicycle-Friendly Business designation.
Platinum
none
Gold
Bike Tech, Cedar Falls, IA (2009) - #employees = 6 (moved up from Bronze in 2014)
Johnson County, Iowa (Downtown Campus) - #employees = 260
RDG Planning & Design - Des Moines, IA (2013) - #employees 77
Meredith Corporation , Des Moines, IA (2009) - #employees = 850
World of Bikes, Iowa City, IA (2010) - #employees = 17
Hall Bicycle Company (Cedar Rapids) - #employees = 10
Silver
Europa Cycle & Ski, Cedar Falls, IA (2013) - #employees = 12
Northtowne Cycling & Fitness , Cedar Rapids, IA (2013) - #employees = 20
Europa Cycle & Ski (Cedar Falls) - #employees = 12
Alcoa Davenport Works (Davenport) - #employees = 2600
REI - West Des Moines - #employees = 55
Bronze
City of Cedar Rapids - Water Department Administration Building (2015) - #employees =47
City of Cedar Rapids - City Services Center (2015) - #employees =400
City of Cedar Rapids - Central Fire Station (2015) - #employees =35
City of Cedar Rapids - Water Pollution Control - #employees = 80
ACT, Inc. - Iowa City, IA (2014) - #employees = 1000
DuPont Pioneer - Johnston, IA (2013) - #employees = 4,056
Neumann Monson Architects - Iowa City IA (2013) = #employees = 35
Gundersen Lutheran - Decorah, IA (2012) - #employees = 87
Rockwell Collins - Cedar Rapids, IA (2012) #employees = 9000
Free Flight Bikes - Dubuque, IA (2011) - #employees = 14
The Broken Spoke - Iowa City, IA (2009) - #employees = 2
Quad-City Times - #employees = 200
Workiva (Ames) - #employees = 400
Cobham Mission Systems (Daveport) - #employees = 674
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
Honorable Mention
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.