Business Notes: Nov. 14, 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.

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New Hires

Skywalk Group in Cedar Rapids hired Mike Posivio as recruiter.

Now with GreatAmerica in Cedar Rapids are Taylor Millis and Marvin Ramirez as sales support specialist; Michael Scroggin, business assurance data analyst; Josh Lipp, salesforce administrator; Penny Thompson, documentation specialist; Christine Shipley, data integrity analyst; Jillian McIntosh, credit analyst; Yvette Cedeno, portfolio manager; Dylan Campbell, account support adviser; and Chad Zenisek, senior corporate counsel .

Greg Hall joined Hills Bank as vice president, risk and compliance in the Hills office.

New Realtors at Skogman Realty are Kevin Wu, Jonathan Fell, Michael Kacher and Pam Wild.

ImOn Communications hired Joel Westra as chief information officer for the company.

Shelby DeWulf joined J.W.Morton and Associates as digital marketing specialist.

The Cedar Rapids Public Library hired Rebecca Vernon as public services librarian.

Promotions

Hills Bank and Trust Co. promoted Adam Walter to assistant branch manager, officer in the Cedar Rapids office.

Workshop

The Brooklyn Opera House will hold a three-part leadership series, “Leadership and Life: What Got Your Here, Won’t Get You There” with Mark Fernandes from Capitalism 2.0 that will tentatively start in late February. The series, to run 4 to 6 p.m., is a part of a Brooklyn’s Leadership Academy program. 4 to 6 p.m. For more information, call the opera house at (641) 522-2424 or go to brooklynoperahouse.com.

New business

Kudos Raining Rose Promos, the promotional products supplier division of Raining Rose Inc., was named the gold level winner in the health and beauty category in this year’s Promo Marketing Supplier Excellence Awards.

Insights

The Gazette Business Breakfast panel, “Working Through Workplace Tangles for 2022,” can be viewed at thegazette.com/businessbreakfast. Panelists are Brandon Blankenship, SEC Midwest and ProCircular; Terri Davis, Shuttleworth and Ingersoll; Talinda Pettigrew, University of Iowa; Samantha Rogers, Skywalk Group; and Becky Streff, ESP International.

Watch interviews with 2021’s Gazette Business Award recipients — plus the keynote interview with Rand Corp. economist Dr. Kathryn Anne Edwards — at thegazette.com/businessawards. Award recipients discuss business decisions they made over the past year and what they see in the years to come. TrueNorth was presenting sponsor.