The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance began their signature event, "Good Morning Cedar Rapids" in 1992. This event provides an opportunity for our community to come together and celebrate local businesses and community leaders for their successes. This year our McGrath Family of Dealerships was a proud recipient of this years Bravo Award. We would like to also Read More »
McGrath January Recap
It's a brand new year and with that comes new, exciting things! We can't believe January is already over, but here is what we were up to and how we made the month fly by. New Year, New Goals We started off the new year with a company meeting to discuss our plans for the year. We're getting ready to make company history this year and we're very excited about the things heading Read More »
McGrath December Recap
There wasn't a dull moment this December! We started off the month by having our Annual Chili Contest! Team members brought in their most unique, hottest, and best in show chilies! We couldn't have picked a better winter day for a chili contest! Employees came, enjoyed a delicious lunch, and lots of laughs were had! Congrats to our winners, Maddi Lawler for most unique, Bill Read More »
McGrath November Recap
The weather may have gotten colder outside, but that didn't stop us from having fun! On the 2nd of November our Emerging Leaders group went to the Hawkeye Area Community Action Program, Inc. (HACAP) to box up and sort food for those in need. They also collected cans to donate. Between donating, boxing, and sorting, the Emerging Leaders put together 3,541 meals! On the Read More »
McGrath October Recap
It was an extremely eventful month here at McGrath! Our days were full of amazing customers, new friendships, and lots of fun! This was a month about giving, at least at McGrath! On the 5th we had our very own blood drive. We made it a competition between the Chevy location and the Buick location to see which store could give the most blood! The overall winner was Chevy Read More »
McGrath September Recap
It has been a busy month at McGrath and we had fun the entire time! Our biggest event this month was our 3rd Annual McGrath 5k!! We had over 100 people who ran/walked together. This event was only open to our employees and their families (including dogs)! After the race everyone enjoyed a free pancake breakfast from HyVee! We were honored to have Jason Selk come and Read More »
McGrath August Recap
August was an exciting and fun month! We celebrated big news, many promotions, and had a lot of fun! On August 16th we purchased Zimmerman Auto Center and added some incredible brands to our family of dealerships. Zimmerman Auto Center is now McGrath Ford Hyundai BMW! Read more about the purchase and our new, exciting adventure here. With the new store came many new Read More »
McGrath July Recap
July was a very busy month! Not only did we have a wonderful 4th of July, but we had multiple fun events that made it a month worth remembering! We were busy at the Corridor Cars and Coffee events on the 3rd and 17th. We also supported Pedal 4 Life, the Annual Zach Johnson Golf Outing, and the Gems of Hope Golf Classic! On the 13th we had two great events within the Read More »
McGrath May Recap
May was a busy month for us at McGrath Family of Dealerships! We celebrated our 65th year in business! On the 18th we had a company wide grill-out to celebrate! No grill-out is complete without ice cream and cupcakes (with green and blue sprinkles)! To celebrate Memorial Day the Optimist Club of Cedar Rapids put up a beautiful display of American flags in front of the Read More »
McGrath April Recap
April was a very exciting month for us! The amount of things we were able to help with in our community was exciting, we got do fun activities with our co-workers, and we learned valuable leadership skills! We were able to help support a local baseball team, the Cedar Rapids Reds, through the Chevrolet's Play Ball Initiative! We loved helping one team so much that we Read More »
