Business Notes: Awards, seminars

Awards

Employees of Martin Marietta Materials and Crawford Quarry Co., both in Cedar Rapids, and Wendling Quarries Inc. in DeWitt received recognition from the Iowa Limestone Producers Association for working the entire year of 2011 without a lost-time accident.

Mercy Dialysis was the recipient of the 2011 Heartland Kidney Network 5-Diamond Patient Safety Award in recognition of its patient safety initiatives and dialysis care.

Pooltech Midwest in Cedar Rapids won seven national pool design awards in the Association of Pool & Spa Professionals Regional Competition, receiving two gold, one silver and three bronze awards.

Antenna manufacturer Winegard Co., based in Burlington, created the Winegard Truckload Carrier of the Year Award to recognize Heartland Express Inc. for its transportation services.

Seminars

APICS (Association for Operations Management) Cedar Valley chapter will offer “Advanced Project Management Bootcamp” 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, at the Best Western Plus Longbranch Hotel Restaurant & Convention Center, 90 Twixt Town Rd. NE, Marion. Register by Friday at www.cedarvalleyapics.org or contact Jerry Johnson at (319) 431-4351, jerry.johnson@ipmx.com, or Mark Burkman, markburkman@mchsi.com.

CEC will hold an IT Roadshow from 8 a.m. to noon April 18 at the Hotel at Kirkwood in Cedar Rapids. The event will cover storage data reduction and smart retention policies, among other topics. To register, visit www.cecinfo.com/events/cec.

“Protecting Your Assets and Maximizing Wealth Transfer for the LGBT Community” will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. April 10 at the Holiday Inn, 1220 First Ave., Coralville. It will be presented by Michele Boyer, investment adviser representative with Beacon Financial Solutions. RSVP to susiemak@msn.com or call (319) 731-5871.

The 15th annual ProCon will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. April 24 at the Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, 1200 Collins Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. This event will be geared toward project managers, HR and technical professionals, engineers and business leaders. To register, go to http://procon2012.org. Discounts for early registration are offered through Tuesday. Lunch is included in the fee. Contact Vickie Ozburn at (319) 295-8438 or vaozburn@

rockwellcollins.com.

“Networking With Confidence” will be held from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Kirkwood Training and Outreach Center in Marion. On April 18, “Branding on a Budget” will be held at the center, also beginning at 7:30 a.m. Each seminar, led by Rose Slaymaker of Nemec Marketing, will cost $49. Register at Kirkwood.edu/ce or call (319) 310-1737.

New location

Powell Chiropractic Clinic has moved to 1310 Tower Lane NE, Cedar Rapids.

More

The Women's Investment Network, a stock investment club exclusively for women that was founded in 1995, is accepting new members. An informational meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. April 16 at Western Fraternal Life Association, 1900 First Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids. Call Julie Cole at (319) 310-8128 or Sue Reider at (319) 389-6844.