Who's News appointments and promotions across Iowa
Mary Reeder joins Four Oaks Cedar Rapids as development director after The Gazette Family of Companies. Cedar Rapids Kiwanis names Dan Breitbach president Michael Poggenknass vice president Pam Landon second vice president. officers re elected Sister Charmaine Le Maire secretary Gerry Kneeland treasurer. Board members include Hiatt Braasch Thorpe Dye Grimm Walrath Schmall Graeff Sutherland. Bruno Rambaud to Rockwell Collins Europe Middle East Africa VP MD based in Toulouse. Embria Health Sciences names Doug Reyes regional sales manager. Pat Kane promoted to marketing manager Great Lakes region United Fire Group. KZIA Cedar Rapids promotes Julie Hein senior vice president and Sandra Keller vice president. Nicole Keller elected VP. John Bunting joins Thomas L Cardella & Associates Cedar Rapids as director of client services. Tiffany Schminke promoted to associate manager contract processing at Yellowbook Cedar Rapids. UI Foundation elects Kathleen Dore and Nathan Tross to three year terms. board officers listed. Jerry Meis elected third VP of Lenoch & Cilek Ace Hardware. Melissa Reed named state liaison for National Healthcare Decisions Day. Brenda Keenan earns Registered Play Therapist credential. Tom Carpenter named 2009 Iowa Inventor of the Year. Gary Vermeer inducted into Iowa Inventors Hall of Fame. Loras College President Jim Collins named Irish Education 100. Eastern Iowa winners named in Capture the Heart of America photo contest. Editor notes deadline and contact.
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Gerry Kneeland
HR Green
Katie Hiatt-Braasch
Rod Thorpe
Bob Dye
Don Grimm
Steve Walrath
Joe Schmall
Dave Graeff
Keith Sutherland
Bruno Rambaud
Pat Kane
Great Lakes
United Fire Group
Cedar Rapids
Kane
Kzia Inc
Julie Hein
Sandra Kay Keller
Nicole Keller
Hein
Keller
Iowa City
Indianapolis
Ind
John Bunting
Thomas L. Cardella & Associates
Bunting
Yellowbook
Tiffany Schminke
Cedar Rapids area firms honored in 2009 awards and events
Local businesses and organizations across Cedar Rapids and eastern Iowa received recognition from industry groups and public bodies. Notable items include New Horizons Computer Learning Centers listed among top IT training firms, Seedorff Masonry ranked fourth nationwide, JA chapter earning the Platinum Summit Award for 2008 09, and Geometric Inc recognized as a top place to work in health care. Other items mention RSM McGladrey Sloan Award, Home Care Elite honors for Gentiva and Girling, Ovation Interactive winning a Davey Award for Mercy Medical Center work, and state initiatives in pork production training and PQAP plus. Also noted are a GIS Day Open House and a 30th anniversary KidsFest at Chick fil A Westdale Mall with community seminars and upcoming events at local libraries and venues.
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New Horizons Computer Learning Centers
Cedar Rapids
TrainingIndustry. Com
Engineering News Record
Seedorff Masonry Inc
Strawberry Point
Lincoln
Omaha
Des Moines
Quad Cities
JA Worldwide
Rsm McGladrey
Families and Work Institute
Alfred P. Sloan
Geometric Inc
Modern Healthcare
United Fire Group
Deep Customer Connections Inc
Gentiva Home Care
Hiawatha
Girling Health Care
Oelwein
United States
Ovation Interactive
Davey
Mercy Medical Center
Iowa Commis
Blogging ethics blur lines between opinion and promotion
Consumers seek honest reviews online while regulators and marketers clash over blogger transparency. Bloggers in St Louis area mommy campaigns for Chevy face payoffs and disclosures as FTC updates endorse ment rules aim to curb hidden sponsorships amid broader debates on government oversight.
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Matt Hathaway
J. Louis
Post-Dispatch
T. Louis
Mid America
St. Louis-area
Chevy
Danielle Smith
Smith
O’fallon
Paul Harvey
Timothy Keane
Emerson Ethics Center
St. Louis University
John Cook School of Business
FTC
Commission
SLU
Keane
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Rockwell Collins
Europe
Middle East
Africa
Toulouse
France
Embria Health Sciences
Ankeny
Doug Reyes
Reyes
Kemin Health
University of Iowa Foundation Board of
Kathleen Dore
Proteus International
Coralville
Marion
North American Retail Hardware Association
Melissa Reed
Solon Retirement Village
Iowa
Brenda Keenan
The
Association For Play Therapy
Keenan
Tom Carpenter
Gary Vermeer
Vermeer Corp
Iowa Intellectual Property Law Association
Lessly
Loras College
Jim Collins
Irish Voice
Irish America Magazine
Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area
Ann Cejka
Wilford Yoder
Bob Lancaster
Roy Moore
Joyce Meyer
Spillville
Tyler Gunderson
Lisbon
Michelle Porter
Delhi
Money
Gazcomm.com
Janet Borholm
Dan Braitbach
Kiwanis
Julie Heln Kzia
Nicole Keller Kzia
Sandra Kay Keller Kzia
Pam Landon
Mary Reeder
Jerry Melis
Michael Poggenklass
Sion On
Iowa Association of Justice
Marion Public Library
Sixth Ave
Theorganizingchoice. Com
Iowa Park Industry Center
Iowa State University Extension
Washington County Extension Office
250Th St
Washington
Park.org
Sheraton Iown City Hotel
City of
Westdale Mall
Helen
Arnoldolson
Johnson County Retired School Personnel Association
Johnson County Senior Center
S. Linn St
Joes
Geometric
St. Louis
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