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Five finalists in the Creative Corridor Dream Big will pitch their business ideas Thursday evening in Cedar Rapids for a $5,000 prize.

Thirty-three contestants posted their ideas online where over 10,500 votes were cast to determine the finalists. Thursday’s event, The Live Pitch + Tech Brew, will begin at 5:45 p.m. Thursday at Dublin City Pub. It will be free and open to the public.

Finalists are:

— clusterFlunk, a University of Iowa student-led startup building an online platform for students to collaborate on their studies.

— Foliage Skateboards, an environmentally-friendly skateboard products and apparel company based in Iowa City.

— Iron Leaf Press, a design, branding and letterpress printing studio in Mount Vernon.

— Portrait Community, an art-meets-advertising photography service by Cedar Rapids-based Concept Studios, LLC.

— Ready to Go in America! A student-led Iowa City based team developing a pocket guide and mobile app that helps international students adapt to the norms, systems and environment of the United States.

The winner will receive $5,000 and go on to compete at the statewide competition in March for $10,000 more.

Presenting sponsors are the Technology Association of Iowa, NextGen Marketing Center, Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, Iowa City Area Development Group, Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance and the Entrepreneurial Development Center. The event is coordinated by Seed Here Studio.