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Mary Van Buer

Owner and Manager | Expressions Jewelers AGE: 36 Home: Davenport Education: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Bachelor of Business Administration, marketing Family: Ryan Van Buer, husband Home (childhood): Davenport Local mentors? Jim Turner, founder of Expressions Jewelers. My father built a business…

ABC Supply Co., Inc. names Wentzel as managing partner

ABC Supply Co., Inc. recently promoted Matt Wentzel, branch manager of the Davenport location, to…

CASI’s 15th annual Hat Bash kicks off the holidays

The Center for Active Seniors will host its annual Hat Bash on Thursday, Nov. 16,…

CASI hat bash

Genesis hosts Walk-in Wednesday hiring event

Genesis will host its final Walk-In Wednesday hiring event of 2023 from 3 to 6…

QC Hispanic Chamber hosts next speaker series session

The Greater Quad Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will host its next Multicultural Speaker Series…

Greater Quad Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Illinois payroll jobs hit record high, surpass pre-pandemic level

The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced Thursday, Oct. 19, that the unemployment rate…

CVS closing two of its QC stores

CVS Pharmacy will close two of its Quad Cities locations, including one store in Moline…

CVS Moline

Go Red celebrates 20 years of saving women’s lives

Hundreds of people will be decked out in red on Friday, Oct. 27, as they…

Go Red American Heart Association

Be bewitched by Geneseo Witches Weekend, Scarecrow Row

GENESEO, Illinois — “Double, double, toil and trouble,” Geneseo businesses will kick off the Halloween…

Geneseo Witches Weekend

Augustana named among top colleges for economic diversity

Augustana College is among the top 21% of U.S. schools on the New York Times’…

Augustana College

Help Rock Island decide how to allocate $1 million grant funds

The City of Rock Island is asking residents for feedback on how best to allocate…

Griffin’s Floorcrafters marks 75 years with Wednesday events

Griffin’s Floorcrafters will host a 75-year anniversary celebration at its downtown Moline showroom at 4…

Halloween parties top Capitol Theatre’s growing program

The Capitol Theatre is working to entice Quad Citians to take a new look at…

Iowa residents can apply soon for LIHEAP assistance

The Iowa Utilities Board is encouraging Iowa electric and natural gas customers struggling to pay…

Iowa Utilities Board utiity bills

Enrollment for 2024 ACA health coverage approaches in Iowa

DES MOINES – Open enrollment for Iowans purchasing or changing their Affordable Care Act individual…

Medicare coverage plans

Iowa community colleges awarded grants to expand CDL training

Ten community colleges across Iowa, including Eastern Iowa Community College, are receiving state grants to…

Kim Reynolds child care CCBI grant Iowa