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Erika Gunn
Executive Director | Humane Society of Scott County AGE: 32 Home: Clinton, Iowa Education: Richard Bland College of William & Mary; Liberty University Home (childhood): Dinwiddie, Virginia First job: Subway Local mentors? Trish Burnett, executive director of the Red Cross…
Nominations open for scholarship honoring MVC commissioner
Visit Quad Cities is accepting nominations for a new female athletic scholarship it created earlier…
United Way needs grant applicants, volunteers for 2023 campaign
United Way Quad Cities is seeking both applications for its Community Impact Grants as well…
Bustos gifts congressional collection, endows scholarship at alma mater
Retiring Illinois Quad Cities U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos is donating her artifacts and papers to…
Marine Credit Union Foundation awards $20K to local groups
LA CROSSE, Wisconsin – Six nonprofits in the Quad Cities were honored Dec. 8 at…

QC community raises $224,000 for River Bend Food Bank
The Quad Cities Community Foundation together with 12 other local funders and individual donors have…

HDC inducts new Hall of Fame members
Three new inductees were recently named to the Handicapped Development Center (HDC) Hall of Fame.…

Masks required again at MercyOne
CLINTON, Iowa – MercyOne Clinton Medical Center is updating its visitor and masking guidelines due…
In the Works: December 2022 construction projects around the QC
The QCBJ’s In the Works feature spotlights new building construction, commercial additions and other renovation…

Augustana Prison Education Program boosted with $1M grant
The Austin E. Knowlton Foundation is donating a $1 million grant over the next 10…

33 organizations, two in the QC, receive Iowa Tourism Grants
The Iowa Tourism Office announced $299,200 in Iowa Tourism Grants to 33 organizations around the…
St. Ambrose offers new $2K faith learning justice scholarship
St. Ambrose University will offer a new $2,000 Faith Learning Justice Scholarship in Fall 2023.…
Women Lead Change roll out QC manufacturing program
After piloting a new Level Up Manufacturing program this year in Cedar Rapids, the Iowa-based…

UnityPoint Health-Trinity announces top baby names of 2022
Theo. Jack. Sofia. Sophia. Those were some of the top names of babies delivered in…

Royal Neighbors names new president and CEO
Zarifa Reynolds will be the next president and CEO of Royal Neighbors of America, the…

Patrick Peters named Jackson Co. Regional Health Center administrator
MAQUOKETA, Iowa – Patrick Peters has been named the new administrator for Jackson County Regional…





