Business Notes for May 18, 2025

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. Information and photos can be submitted at https://www.thegazette.com/business-notes/submit/

New hires

Pam Goedken has joined Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust as senior vice president & trust officer.

Kudos

Informatics Inc. has been recognized with two Hermes Creative Awards as part of the organization’s 2025 class of honorees. The international awards are administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals, and considered one of the top creative competitions in the marketing industry. Informatics received honors across four categories in all, including two honorable mentions, and is the only creative agency in Iowa to be awarded this cycle. The winning projects include Waypoint Services Housing Solutions Brochure (platinum); Skogman Commercial Real Estate Website (gold); Informatics Indoor Drone Video (honorable mention); and My County Parks Booking Website (honorable mention). This year's competition attracted more than 6,000 entries from across the United States, Canada and 30 other countries. Submissions came from corporate marketing and communication departments, advertising agencies, PR firms, design shops, production companies, and freelancers.

Small Business of the Week: U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, has announced Timber City Chiropractic of Jackson County in Eastern Iowa as her small business of the week. Dr. Don Schwenker, a Maquoketa native and Air Force and Air National Guard veteran who studied at Palmer College of Chiropractic, opened Timber City Chiropractic with his wife Colleen after recognizing the need for a family chiropractor in their hometown. Timber City Chiropractic offers a full range of chiropractic and acupuncture services, as well as cellular detoxification and hydrotherapy. Additionally, the business is an associated provider for the VA, providing care to veterans across Eastern Iowa. Later this year, Timber City Chiropractic will celebrate its 22nd anniversary. 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.