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Kristin Enright
Research and Account Executive | MindFire Communications AGE: 28 Home: Davenport Education: Bachelor of Arts in Strategic Communication and Psychology, St. Ambrose University, (May 2019); University of Iowa – Master of Arts in Strategic Communication, University of Iowa (August 2023)…
Honor Flight: Whiteside County veterans prepare to take flight Nov. 8
Honor Flight of the Quad Cities is getting ready for its 55th trip to Washington,…
Ascentra, TMBC holiday food drive to serve ‘food desert’
Ascentra Credit Union is partnering with TMBC at the Lincoln Center to host a Nov.…
Vets animal donation drive starts
The Western Illinois University-Quad Cities Veterans Resource Center is now hosting a Veterans Animal Shelter…
Downtown Bettendorf Business Women ornament goes on sale Nov. 4
The 2022 edition of the annual Christmas ornament by the Downtown Bettendorf Business Women will…
Get ready for red kettle season
It’s almost time for the Salvation Army red kettles in the Quad Cities. The Salvation…
Hy-Vee stores will be closed on Thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving Day morning, there will be no last-minute trips to your neighborhood Hy-Vee to…

American Bank earns IHDA lender award
The Quad Cities-based American Bank & Trust has earned the Most Improved Lender award by…
Quad Cities tree service joins the Arbor Masters fold
Advantage Tree Service, which for years has provided tree and plant care services in the…
Free course helps QC first responders cope with job challenges
First responders – police, firefighters, EMS, dispatch workers – and their families are urged to…
Update: MidAmerican delays aerial line repairs near I-74 Bridge
Low-flying helicopters and aerial line crews won’t begin repairs on electrical transmission lines or hovering…
Moline Foundation opens scholarship application period
The Moline Foundation has announced that applications are being accepted for more than $61,000 in…
Adcraft/Temple’s wins Innovation Award
CLINTON, Iowa – Adcraft USA Printwear has received the 2022 Grow Clinton Innovation Award in…
QC unemployment declines to 3.4% in September
The unemployment rate in the Quad Cities region dropped 1% in September to 3.4% –…
Donors make $150K impact on QC endowment fund
In nine days since the challenge was issued, the Quad Cities responded to the Quad…

WIU Leathernecks will tip off Dec. 16 at Vibrant at the Mark
Western Illinois University’s men and women basketball players will make history on Friday, Dec. 16,…





