Business Notes

Seminars

Money Talk, an online class offered through Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, begins a five-week course Feb. 6 and covers financial basics, insurance, retirement planning, investing and planning for life events. The course costs $75 and includes a workbook. Women can register at www.store.extension.iastate.edu. Registration for the course ends Feb. 1.

The Society for Technical Communication's Eastern Iowa chapter will host a one-hour webinar at noon Feb. 14. Neil Perlin will present “Documentation Going Mobile: Intro to Mobile Ecology.” Reservations are due Feb. 11 via Linda.Miller@act.org or (319) 352-1238.

Jim Ruff, current CEO of Capital Management Group, will present “Investing in the New Normal: Managing Your Retirement in Volatile Markets,” 5:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at the University of Iowa's Kinnick Stadium Press Box Lounge. Admission is free for UI faculty and staff, $10 for the general public. Register at www.rdafn.com or (319) 626-3464.

APICS (Association for Operations Management) Cedar Valley chapter will offer “Advanced Project Management Bootcamp” April 10 at the Best Western Plus Longbranch Hotel Restaurant & Convention Center, 90 Twixt Town Rd. NE, Marion. Go to www.cedarvalleyapics.org for more information.

New Business

CrossFit 2.2 has opened at 266 Blairs Ferry Rd. NE, Suite 500, Cedar Rapids. More information can be found at www. crossfit2point2.com or by calling (319) 415-0614.

Certification

Erb's Technology Solutions in Cedar Rapids received the CompTIA MSP Partners Trustmark for its use of industry-accepted best practices for service delivery and customer interaction.

Networking

The American Advertising Federation Cedar Rapids Iowa City will host its annual wine tasting and silent auction 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ramsey's Metro Market, 1120 Seventh Ave., Marion. Admission will be $30 and include wine samples, appetizers and the opportunity to bid on silent auction items. All proceeds benefit AAF: CR-IC. Reservations requested at www.aafcric.com/ and register under the Events tab.

SCORE will host a Small Business Roundtable 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Marion Public Library, 1095 Sixth Ave. The free program will be “Computer Security: Is There a Hacker Inside?”

More

Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa is accepting nominations for the 2012 Corridor Business Hall of Fame. Individuals inducted into the Business Hall of Fame are outstanding business leaders who have made legendary contributions to the free enterprise system. The committee will select three elite individuals to be inducted as Laureates and one Young Entrepreneur at an event held in September. For a nomination form, visit www.JAEasternIowa.org or email amckelvy@jaeasterniowa.org. Nominations will be accepted through March 14.

MobileDemand, a Hiawatha-based provider of Rugged Tablet PC systems, announced a reseller partnership agreement with Baltimore-based Barcoding Inc., a mobility systems integrator. MobileDemand also announced software certification on one of Barcoding Inc.'s partner offerings, Rutherford and Associates' eoStar route accounting software.

Meeting

The Cedar Rapids Chapter of the American Business Women's Association will meet at 5:45 p.m. Feb 1 at the Best Western Longbranch, Cedar Rapids. Jerry Akers will present “Money, Magic and Mysteries of Motivating the New Generation of Employee.” Cost is $15, which will include dinner and program. RSVP, required by Friday, to hospitality@abwacr.org. Visit www.abwacr.org.