Business Notes

Awards

D.C. Taylor Co. announced its Meridian Vineyards project was recognized by the Center for Environmental Innovation in Roofing as the winner of the 2011 RoofPoint Excellence in Design Award for Excellence in Materials Management. The 2011 RoofPoint Excellence in Design Award recognizes the best in design and installation of long-lasting, energy efficient, environmentally friendly roof systems.

Seminars

Iowa Valley RC&D, in cooperation with ISU Extension & Outreach, will offer several workshops. “Business Management and Decision Making on the Farm” will be held 1 to 4 p.m. Jan. 21 at the Linn County ISU Extension Office, 3279 Seventh Ave., Suite 140, Marion. “Legal Strategies of Land Acquisition and Transfer for Beginning Farmers” will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 4 at the Johnson County ISU Extension in Iowa City. “Creating a Food Safety Plan for Your Farm” will be 9 a.m. to

3 p.m. Feb. 11 in Grinnell. “Capturing and Organizing Data for Organic Certification, GAPs Compliance and Other Endeavors” will begin at noon March 17 at the Marion Public Library. For more information, contact Jason Grimm, (319) 622-3264 or email jason@ivrcd.org.

Networking

The American Advertising Federation of Cedar Rapids-Iowa City will host a wine tasting and silent auction from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Jan. 26 at Ramsey's Metro Market, 1120 Seventh Ave., Marion. Admission will be $30 and includes wine samples, appetizers and the opportunity to bid on silent auction items donated by various local businesses. All proceeds benefit AAF: CR-IC. Go to www.aafcric.com/ and register under the Events tab.

More

MediRevv, a Coralville-based health care revenue cycle management company, announced a new client, Northeast Georgia Diagnostic Clinic, a physician owned multi-specialty clinic based in Gainesville, Ga.

General contractor Rinderknecht Associates has achieved an Experience Modification Rate of 0.75, effective March 31. Experience Modification Rate is an industrywide system that compares a company's three-year workers' compensation insurance experience with that expected for all others in that type of business.

Meetings

ABWA's Cedar Rapids chapter will hold an orientation and information session from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Marion Public Library, 1095 Sixth Ave. RSVP by Monday to vicepresident@abwacr.org.