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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.…

Jody Mapes

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…

Construction of Davenport Fire Station #3

Augustana Prison Education Program boosted with $1M grant

The Austin E. Knowlton Foundation is donating a $1 million grant over the next 10…

The Austin E. Knowlton Foundation is donating a $1 million grant over the next 10 years to the Augustana Prison Education Program (APEP). 

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…

Zarifa Reynolds

Patrick Peters named Jackson Co. Regional Health Center administrator

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

Patrick Peters