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Claire Motto Steil
Executive Director | Empower House AGE: 32 Home: Bettendorf Education: BA, St. Ambrose University; MS, St. Ambrose University; MNA, University of Notre Dame Hometown (childhood): Bettendorf How long at your current job? Five years Best advice ever received? The best…
QC agency plans Riverway Senior Golf Cart Tour
Registration has now begun for the Riverway Senior Golf Cart Tour, a guided, narrated golf…

Junior Achievement receives $10,000 grant from Bayer Fund donation
Junior Achievement of the Heartland has received a $10,000 grant from Bayer Fund, a philanthropic…
Constellation: Illinois nuclear fleet ready to meet summer power demand
Constellation’s 11 reactors at six Illinois nuclear plants, including two at its Quad Cities Generating…

Ascentra named by Forbes to America’s Best-In-State Credit Unions List
Ascentra Credit Union, headquartered in Bettendorf, has been named one of Iowa’s Best-In-State Credit Unions…

Join SEAL Family Legacy on its Legacy Ride
The SEAL Family Legacy, a nonprofit serving military Gold Star families, will hold its Inaugural…
Nikulski Financial unveils Quad City Arts Showcase, scholarship
What began as a blank wall in Nikulski Financial’s newly constructed Bettendorf offices has been…

Mathias returns to lead Moline community, economic development
Chris Mathias, a former longtime City of Moline economic development leader and Scott County planning…

MSA Professional Services expands with Wisconsin firm acquisition
Milwaukee-based MSA Professional Services, Inc., with an office in Bettendorf, has acquired Fredericksen Engineering, Inc.,…

$2.8 M Fairmount Community Center gets set for construction
Construction work is scheduled to begin this week on a new community center in west…

Mel Foster promotes Blackert to managing broker in Geneseo
Geneseo, Illinois – Mel Foster Co. has announced Becky Blackert has been promoted to designated…

Vera French partners with The Center to offer mental health services
In a new collaboration, Vera French Community Mental Health Center now is offering its community-based…

Rock Island lauds regional port district creation, readies for work ahead
Rock Island area leaders are celebrating Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s signature on a bill creating…

Spiegel named Visit Quad Cities board chair
Davenport City Administrator Corri Spiegel has been named as the new board chair for Visit…

Downtown Davenport Partnership puts call out for mural artists
The Downtown Davenport Partnership (DDP) is looking to showcase visual artists’ works during the 2023…

2023 UnityPoint Health Cup to Benefit Trinity Cancer Center
Trinity Health Foundation has announced tee times and sponsorships are now available for the 2023…




