Business Notes: July 24, 2022

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

Aaron Egbert has joined the Cardiothoracic and Vascular Clinic as a physician assistant at Mercy Medical Center.

Dr. David Krupp is now with UnityPoint Clinic’s Family Medicine-Westdale in Cedar Rapids. Dr. Samir Patel has joined UnityPoint Clinic’s Bowman Woods Family Medicine in Cedar Rapids.

Emily Fitzpatrick and Jennifer Hutchinson, both advanced registered nurse practitioners, have joined UnityPoint Clinic Internal Medicine in Hiawatha. Amber “Nicky” Green, also an ARNP, now is with UnityPoint Clinic Family Medicine in Marion. ARNP Amy Vincent joined UnityPoint Health at St. Luke’s Heart Care Clinic.

Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust has hired Teresa Jensen as a business banking officer.

Promotions

Tim Higginbotham was promoted to vice president and branch manager at Hills Bank’s Marion office.

Kudos

Farm Bureau Property and Casualty Insurance Co, and Farm Bureau Life Insurance Co. have been named to Ward Group’s 2022 Ward’s 50 group of top performing companies.

Scholarships

UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital team nursing members Katie Langstraat, Emily Watson, Katelyn Burns-Thompson and Craig Liscum each received a scholarship of $3,500 from 2022 Iowa Hospital Education and Research Foundation, supported by the Iowa Hospital Association, to further their health care education.

Nominations

Nominations are open for the 2022 Iowa Women of Achievement Awards presented by Women Lead Change. The award recognizes the contributions of historical Iowa women who made outstanding and lasting contributions to the citizens of Iowa, the nation or the world. Nominations are due by Sept. 1 at https://www.wlcglobal.org/awards/women-achievement.

The Iowa Restaurant Association is seeking nominations for its annual Celebrating Excellence Awards, which recognizes the restaurateur, chef, employee and philanthropist of the year along with awards for diversity, sustainability and pursuit of the American dream. Online nomination form can be found at restaurantiowa.com and nominations will be accepted until 5 p.m. Aug. 26.

Insights and sessions

The University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business is hosting a series of free monthly webinars starting in August to help people make better financial decisions based on their life situation. The sessions are free and be viewed at tippie.uiowa.edu/about/alumni/alumni-events/life-lessons-webinars. The monthly series will start Aug. 11.

The Gazette Business Breakfast panel’s second quarter discussion, “What’s Next: The Future of Downtown Cedar Rapids,” is ready for viewing at thegazette.com/business-breakfast. Participants are Darryl High of High Properties, Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell, Cobble Hill and Caucho restaurants co-owner Andy Schumacher, and Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance’s Jesse Thoeming. It was sponsored by BerganKDV.

The next installment of the “Gazette Spotlight on …” series of video interviews also is ready to watch, at https://business.thegazette.com. They will recognize businesses and organizations for their focus on community commitment. Interviewed are Lori Sundberg, president of Kirkwood Community College, for the school’s administering of Last-Dollar Scholarship funds for almost 500 students; James Klein, Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust president, for its extensive community involvement; and Angelica Vannatta, senior manager of Workplace Volunteer Council of United Way, for its work in volunteerism and forging business relationships. The series is sponsored by TrueNorth Cos.