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Business Notes for Jan. 11, 2026
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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.
New hires
Cameron Jacobs has joined the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation as accounting clerk.
Ryan Greenzweig has joined Raining Rose Promos as director of promotional sales and marketing.
Promotions
At the Linn County Sheriff's Office, Chris Smith has been promoted to second deputy-major and will serve as patrol division commander with additional oversight on the department’s criminal division. He most recently served as a lieutenant in the patrol division.
Other news
Small Business of the Week: U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, has announced Sister’s Home Style Entrées of Humboldt County in north-central Iowa as her small business of the week. Founded in 2011 by Deb Davis, Sister’s Home Style Entrées began as a simple effort to provide home-cooked meals to loved ones. With Davis’ retirement, the business now is owned by Mary Catherine Ferry, and continues to prepare nutritious frozen meals as an essential service for people across Iowa and neighboring states. Ernst, chair of the Senate’s Small Business Committee, is naming one exceptional small business of the week in each of Iowa’s counties during this congressional session.
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