Business Notes for May 21, 2023

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.

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Events

SCORE WORKSHOPS: SCORE in-person workshops for networking and business skills will be held Thursday in Cedar Rapids. The workshop will be presented from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at Scott’s Family Restaurant, 1906 Blairs Ferry Rd. NE, and from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Chrome Horse, 1201 Third St. SE. There also will be a workshop in Waterloo on Tuesday, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Waterloo Center for the Arts. For more information, email mark.hermann@scorevolunteer.org.

LEADERSHIP OF FIVE SEASONS ANNIVERSARY: Leadership for Five Seasons will celebrate its 40th anniversary June 1, with all alumni invited to attend. Since the program's start in 1983, nearly 1,400 business professionals have passed through the leadership training program, gaining lifelong skills that have benefited them personally and professionally.

The 40th anniversary celebration will include food and remarks from friends of Leadership of the Five Seasons, including program founder, former Cedar Rapids mayor Lee Clancey.

The event will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton in downtown Cedar Rapids from 5 to 7:30 p.m. June 1. Registration is at https://www.cedarrapids.org/events/detail/leadership-for-five-seasons-40th-anniversary-celebration/. Cost is $60 per person, with a share of the proceeds going to the organization’s youth program.