Business Notes

AWARDS

Iowa Soybean Association's Environmental Programs and Services, in partnership with conservation drainage experts in Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota, was awarded a Conservation Innovation Grant of $358,864 by USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service for the Technology Transfer of Bioreactor Operations and Conservation Drainage Placement.

SEMINARS

Northeast Iowa Community College and Kyle Fitzgerald of Gronen Restoration will offer sustainable deconstruction instruction, Oct. 3 to 14. Sessions, at the NICC Dairy Foundation Education Center near the college's Calmar campus, will consist of two days of classroom training, with the remainder as on-the-job training. Go to www.nicc.edu/green for the Green Career Training Program Application or call Kyra Bellrichard, 1-(800) 728-2256, Ext. 380.

An International Business Symposium will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 14 at the Kirkwood Center, 7725 Kirkwood Blvd. SW, Cedar Rapids. Speakers will include Joe Hurd, U.S. Department of Commerce, and Jalel Aossey, director of Midamar Corp. Cost is $50. Register at www.cedarrapids.org.

EVENTS

Iowa City Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, will hold its annual Labor Day picnic from noon to 3 p.m. Monday at Shelter 2, Upper City Park, Iowa City. Contact Patrick Hughes, president, Iowa City Federation of Labor, (319) 828-4541.

MEETINGS

APICS (The Association for Operations Management) Cedar Valley chapter will meet Sept. 13 at the Best Western Plus Longbranch Hotel Restaurant & Convention Center, 90 Twixt Town Rd. NE, Marion. Keynote speaker will be Dennis Jordan, vice president Economic Development, Priority One. Chapter meeting and dinner will start at 6 p.m. For additional information and registration by Friday, go to www.cedarvalleyapics.org or contact Jerry Johnson at (319) 431-4351, jerry.johnson@ipmx.com.

The Society for Technical Communication, Eastern Iowa Chapter, will meet at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 13 at the Longbranch Restaurant in Cedar Rapids. Jonathon Humphrey, Digital Life supervisor at Best Buy in Cedar Rapids, will speak on mobile computing. Contact Rebecca Beardsley at (319) 743-4548 or rebecca.beardsley@trapezeits.com by Friday. More information at www.stc-easterniowa.org.