Business Notes: Networks, seminars, meetings

Networking

The 44th Annual ADDY Awards Gala will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the CSPS Hall, 1103 Third St. SE, Cedar Rapids. Cost: $45, $25 for students and an additional $10 for walk-ins. Register at www.aafcric.com under the Events tab. Contact Elyse Fletcher at (972) 978-6025 or elysefletcher@ymail.com with any questions.

United Way invites banks and credit unions to help provide financial services to those in need at a presentation from 10 to 11 a.m. March 20 at the United Way, 317 Seventh Ave. SE, Suite 401, Cedar Rapids. Topics will include unbanked and under-banked individuals in the community and ways to address this need. Register at www.unitedwayofeastcentraliowa.org.

Seminars

A SCORE Small Business Roundtable will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Marion Public Library, 1095 Sixth Ave. The program will be “Social Networking to Grow Sales,” presented by Heather Smith Friedman.

Zenith, “Backup and Disaster Recovery” will be presented from noon to 12:45 p.m. March 7 as part of Erb's lunch-and-learn series. To register for the Webinar, visit www.erbs.com.

Hills Bank and Trust Co. opened its newest branch location at University of Iowa in the Iowa Memorial Union. A second branch, scheduled to open March 20, will be located at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

New Business

MAX10 and the Northland Fitness Club will hold an open house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 24 at 202 Blairs Ferry Rd. NE, Suite E, Cedar Rapids. Class demonstrations for the 10-week boot-camp-style program will be featured. The next session begins April 14.

Meetings

The annual meeting of the West Side Mutual Insurance Association will be held at 10 a.m. March 13 at 120 Vinton St., Palo.