Hills Bank announces new vp branch manager

New Employees

GreatAmerica Financial Services announced two staff additions: Harrison Gerber (see photo), a graduate of Missouri Southern State University, joined as account manager, and Meg Bailey (see photo), previously with the city of Coralville, joined as account support adviser.

Jonathan Schmidt (see photo) joined Kids First Law Center in Cedar Rapids as staff attorney. Schmidt relocated from Ohio, where he worked in private practice.

Ruhl & Ruhl Realtors hired Mike Leibold (see photo) in its Cedar Rapids office.

Promotions

Chris Thompson was named service center manager of Dayton Freight Lines Inc.'s Cedar Rapids service center. Thompson has more than 22 years of industry experience.

Hills Bank and Trust Co. promoted Kelsey Redlinger (see photo) to first vice president branch manager of the Hills office. Redlinger was previously personal banking officer.

Robin Therme was promoted to senior vice president and general manager of CIVCO's Medical Solutions multi-modality imaging business unit in Coralville. Therme most recently worked as senior vice president of sales and marketing. Nat Geissel will lead CIVCO's radiation oncology business unit as senior vice president and general manager. Geissel joined CIVCO in June 2012 as vice president of product line management and marketing.

Awards

The National Association of Realtors awarded Terry Knake (see photo), Skogman Realty, and Roger Stigers (see photo), Iowa Realty, with the status of Realtor emeritus.

Brandon resident Deb Larson was recognized by the Iowa Hospice and Palliative Care Association as a 2012 Volunteer of the Year. Larson volunteers with Iowa Hospice's Cedar Rapids volunteer team.

KJWW Engineering Consultants, with an office in Cedar Rapids, placed third in the integrated marketing category of the 2012 Zweig Marketing Letter Marketing Excellence Awards for the firm's marketing campaign for its 50th anniversary in 2011.

Seminar

The Iowa Pork Producers Association will hold the 2013 Iowa Pork Congress Jan. 23 and 24 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. Deadline for registration at iowaporkcongress.org or by calling 800-372-7675 is Jan. 10. IPPA members can attend the trade-show and conference at no cost by registering early.

The Cornbelt Cow-Calf Conference will be held Jan. 19 at the Bridge View Center in Ottumwa. Registration begins at 8 a.m. Admission will be $15, which includes lunch and a copy of the conference proceedings. No preregistration required. Visit www.iowabeefcenter.org/events/2013CCCC.pdf.

Brand Driven Digital will hold the Social Strategy Boot Camp Jan. 24 at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art. Cost for the all-day event is $95 through Dec. 31, then changes to $115. Fusionfarm, part of Iowa SourceMedia Group, parent company of The Gazette, is a media sponsor. To register, visit socialstrategybootcamp.com.

New Location

Hammer Medical Supply has opened in Coralville, its ninth location. Kim Martin (see photo) was named branch manager. Additional staff include Deb Lansdown (see photo), respiratory therapist; Jamie Snodgrass (see photo), rehab services manager; and Justin Jacobus (see photo), delivery technician.

Meetings

The Society for Technical Communication's Eastern Iowa chapter will host a Webinar at noon, Jan. 8, on “Information Mapping: Managing and Reusing Content.” David Singer, content development manager at Information Mapping US, will be the speaker. Register at http://smgs.us/3i0c.

The Cedar Rapids Charter Chapter of the American Business Women's Association will meet at 5:45 p.m., Jan. 2, at the Longbranch Hotel, 90 Twixt Town Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. Carolyn Bickel, chiropractor and owner of Breathe of Life Chiropractic, will present “Five Ways to Feel 10 Years Younger.” Cost is $15 for members, $20 for members without RSVP, and $20 for guests. Cost includes dinner and the program RSVPs required by Dec. 28 to hospitality@abwacr.org or online at abwacr.org.

The Cedar Rapids

Metro Economic Alliance's annual meeting will be held 11:30 a.m., Jan. 24, at Hawkeye Downs, 4400 Sixth St. SW, Cedar Rapids. Guest speaker will be Daniel Reed, vice president of research and economic development at the University of Iowa. Register at http://smgs.us/3i0b.