Business Notes: May 2, 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 on our site at thegazette.com/businessnotes.

New hires

Julie Coppock joined St. Luke’s Foundation as senior development director.

Dupaco Community Credit Union hired Torri Freese as branch manager at the Edgewood Road location in Cedar Rapids.

Marcia Hughes will start as head of school for Cedar Valley Montessori School at the conclusion of the 2020-21 school year.

Sara Brandenburg joined the Arc of East Central Iowa as program specialist.

Workshops

Goodwill of the Heartland has partnered with Google and Coursera to offer a self-paced, five-course online class where students can learn concrete employment skills. Register at certifiedforsuccess.org to request more information. Deadline is May 14.

Kudos

Remedy Intelligent Staffing received the 2020 Risk Management Excellence award. In addition, staffing area manager J.T. Breslin received the 2020 Branch Support Person of the Year award and associate Peter Gardner receiver the 2020 Associate of the Year award.

West Des Moines-based Hy-Vee Inc. was ranked No. 2 on USA Today’s 10 Best Supermarkets in the nation list.

More

Lisa Kremer, Buchanan County Economic Development executive director, was one of 170 economic development professionals to attend the Heartland Economic Development Course in April.

The second-quarter Gazette Business Breakfast Series panel will be live online at 9 a.m. June 8, on “The Power Grid of the Future.” Panelists will be Mayuri Farlinger of Alliant Energy; Michaela Freiburger, Dubuque County Energy District; Kerri Johannsen, Iowa Environmental Council; Dusky Terry, ITC Midwest; and Chad Wiltz, Van Meter. Viewers can submit questions to panelists during the 60-minute session. The event will be free, but registration is required at thegazette.com/special-events/business-breakfast. The discussion will be recorded and can be watched later on The Gazette’s site. BerganKDV, the business, financial and technology solutions company, is the series sponsor. Supporting partners are NewBoCo and Corridor Careers.