Business Notes: April 18, 2021

The Gazette's Business Notes is a compendium of the week's promotions, new hires, certifications, added business lines and business events, among other items, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and the rest of the Corridor.

Information and photos can be submitted to Business Notes by email to businessnotes@thegazette.com, or via the form at thegazette.com/businessnotes.

New hires

Amy Kubik-Hasley joined Grand Living at Indian Creek as sales counselor.

Promotions

Islamic Services of America in Cedar Rapids promoted Timothy Hyatt to vice president.

Board members

Jo Christine Miles of Principal Financial Group joined the board of directors of Women Lead Change.

Kudos

First-place winners of the Associated General Contractors of Iowa’s Recognition of Safety Excellence Awards included L.L. Pelling Co. in North Liberty and JB Holland Construction in Decorah.

Moving

Accel Group, an independent insurance agency, will open in its new location at 5500 Fountain Dr. NE, Suite 201, Cedar Rapids, on May 3. It no longer will operate from the 3100 Oakland Rd. NE site as of April 19.

Business panels

The Gazette’s first online Business Breakfast panel for 2021, “How Do We Rebuild: Workforce Hiring and Retention,” can be viewed at www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw1cvNSR82I. Panelists were Jason Glass, Glass People Solutions; Claudia Schabel, Schabel Solutions; John Sorensen, Iowa Bankers Association and Iowa Business Council; Ryan West, Iowa Workforce Development; and Bethany Wilcoxon, McClure. The next panel, on the power grid of the future, will be live online June 8.