Military Cost Cutters recently was afforded the opportunity to attend and participate in the Cedar Valley Pitch & Grow event in Cedar Falls, IA. At this event, participating businesses get the ability to pitch their business to a supportive group of peer CEOs, CIOs, business development experts, and investors.  Military Cost Cutters CEO and Founder, Aaron Serrano was able to come away the winner against 16 other participating businesses. "It is a great feeling knowing industry professionals with premium knowledge see your business as very valuable and sustainable in your market. I appreciate the opportunity and was able to meet great people who provided wonderful feedback. I would encourage any entrepreneur to look into participating in this event", states Mr. Serrano.

About Military Cost Cutters

Veteran-founded and led, Military Cost Cutters is patent pending Loyalty Rewards Program connecting military friendly businesses with veterans and military members. Through use of their free mobile app, veterans and military members are able to sign up and browse participating businesses who offer a discount. Participating businesses are able to get online and offline marketing while also being able to view customer analytics to provide promotional offers. For more information, visit www.militarycostcutters.com

PR Network of the Quad Cities will recognize a member with the inaugural Marketer of the Year award at Half Day Workshop April 21.

Rock Island, Ill. (March 17, 2015) - For the first time, PR Network of the Quad Cities will honor a member with a Marketer of the Year award. The award was created this year to highlight the accomplishments of marketing and PR professionals in the Quad Cities.

Award Description

Based on a nomination process, the Marketer of the Year award is the most prestigious honor awarded to a member of the association and honors outstanding accomplishments in the field of marketing and public relations in the Quad Cities.

Nominees are solicited from PR Network members, but you do not need to be a PR Network member (or a marketing professional) to nominate someone. After all nominations are collected, a committee will select the winner.

Eligibility

Individuals must be a PR Network member and be on the membership list as of April 1, 2015, have at least three years of experience in the field and have clear leadership and ownership of the work they are submitting; those holding marketing or PR positions or leading creative projects are preferred. 

"When the board sat down last fall for a brainstorming session on how to improve our organization, we discussed the importance of recognizing the hard work marketing and PR professionals put into our community," said Monica Wolfe, PR Network President. "We're asking for nominations for this award, hoping to bring attention to the brain power, time and passion marketing and PR professionals dedicate to their jobs and the Quad Cities."

The award will be presented during PR Network's annual Half Day Workshop, which takes place this year on April 21 at the iWireless Center.

Nominations for the Marketer of the Year award are due on April 1, and can be submitted to nominations@prnetworkqc.org or PO Box 3043, Rock Island, IL 61201. For additional information, a full list of criteria and to nominate a marketing professional, visit www.prnetworkqc.com. 

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About PR Network of the Quad Cities

PR Network of the Quad Cities, Inc. provides professional development, networking and educational opportunities to individuals interested in the marketing/public relations/communications field.

ATLANTA, GA (03/16/2015)(readMedia)-- Darsani Reddy of Moline, IL (61265) was named to the Honor List of Oxford College, the two-year liberal arts division of Emory University located in Oxford, Georgia, for the 2014 fall semester.

Students must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher to be named to the Honor List.

Emory University is known for its demanding academics, outstanding undergraduate experience, highly ranked professional schools and state-of-the-art research facilities. Emory encompasses nine academic divisions as well as the Carlos Museum, The Carter Center, the Yerkes National Primate Research Center and Emory Healthcare, Georgia's largest and most comprehensive health care system.

City Circle Acting Company of Coralville is holding auditions for the June 19-21 production of The Addams Family on March 28 and 29. Auditions are from2pm-6pm at Community of Christ Church, 2121 South Ridge Drive in Coralville. Teens currently in grades 7-12 are encouraged to visit citycircle.org to learn more and sign up for an audition slot.  

Auditioners should prepare 32 bars of a contemporary song from musical theater and a short contemporary monologue and bring sheet music in the appropriate key.  

Based on the cartoons by Charles Addams about a delightfully macabre family, The Addams Family features book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice and music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa. When Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, falls for a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family, she confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now Gomez Addams must do something he's never done before - keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday's "normal" boyfriend and his parents.  

City Circle Acting Company is the community theater program of the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts. Since 1997, City Circle's mission has been the production of high quality dramatic, musical, and performing art pieces for the enjoyment of the public. The next City Circle production is Into the Woods(April 24-May 3).

 

Owned and operated by the City of Coralville, the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts is dedicated to enriching the community and contributing to the vitality of Coralville by offering an accessible, affordable venue for a variety of performances, presentations, and public and private events. The 472 seat theater opened August 26, 2011 and has hosted performances from City Circle Acting Company, Orchestra Iowa, Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre, Dan Knight, Lola Astanova, Lorie Line, Judy Carmichael, Jim McDonough, Nolte Academy of Dance, and many others. Coralville schools are also able to use the Center free of charge up to three times per year; 15 school events took place at the Center in the 2013-2014 school year. The Center was named 2012 Member of the Year by the Iowa City/Coralville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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