Business Notes

Awards

Shive-Hattery was named a Zweig Letter Hot Firm and ranked 132 on the list. The list recognizes architecture engineering, planning and environmental consulting firms that exhibit the fastest growth in the last 3 fiscal years.

Northeast Iowa Community College was recognized as 1 of the top 10 community colleges in the country by the Aspen Institute.

Seminars

Jeff Haas, lead technical writer with ADP, will present “Cool Tools for Tech Writers” at noon, Jan. 10, as a webinar hosted by the Society for Technical Communication Eastern Iowa chapter. Reserve a spot by Jan. 6 by email at Rebecca.Beardsley@TrapezeGroup.com or by calling (319) 743-4548. For more information, visit www.stc-easterniowa.org.

A “How to Start Your Own Business” event will be held at 6:30 p.m., Jan. 10, at the Kirkwood Training and Outreach Center, 3375 Armar Dr., Marion. The seminar will be held in 3 sessions, with the 2 subsequent sessions at 6:30 p.m., Jan. 17 and 24. Cost is $59. Call 800-332-8833.

SCORE will hold “eBusiness Now! How to Market Online,” 6:30 p.m., Jan. 10, at the Marion Public Library, 1095 Sixth Ave. For more information, contact Dianne Martin at (319) 431-4574 or workshops@scorecr.org.

Meetings

The ABWAm Cedar Rapids Chapter will meet from 5:45 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 4, at the Longbranch, 90 Twixt Town Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. Sharon Collins will present “I Am Responsible.” Cost is $15, which includes dinner and program. RSVP by noon, Dec. 30, to hospitality@abwacr.org. For more information, visit www.abwacr.org.