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Jordan Delp

Men’s Basketball Coach | Augustana College  AGE: 39 Home: Rock Island  Education: Augustana College Hometown (childhood): Mount Carroll, Illinois First job? Facilities crew, Timber Lake Resort Local mentors? Doug Hultquist, Quad City Bank & Trust founder, my first boss and…

RI County Health Dept. to resume COVID-19 booster shots

The Rock Island County Health Department expects this week to begin giving the new bivalent…

Beth Grabin named new CFO of Ascentra 

Beth Grabin has been named to Ascentra Credit Union’s senior management team as chief financial…

Rock Island Labor Day Parade is ready to roll

The 38th annual Rock Island Labor Day Parade is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 5, beginning…

UnityPoint Health named to ‘Best Employers’ list

UnityPoint Health is being recognized as one of the best places to work in the…

River Bandits help kick off Genesis Flu-Free QC Effort 

Area elementary school kids can step up to the plate, get a free flu shot…

Startups, small business owners invited to Sept. 9 open house

The inaugural Open House for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs event is set for Friday, Sept.…

Deere board names Josh Jepsen as senior VP, CFO 

Josh Jepsen, one of the developers of Deere & Co.’s Leap Ambitions, has been selected…

Genesis to hold ‘Gather for the Cure’ event

Registration is underway for the second annual “Gather for the Cure” event to mark Breast…

QC Women’s Leadership Award winners named

Women Lead Change (WLC) this week announced the honorees for the 2022 Quad Cities Women’s…

QCBJ names 2022’s Forty Under 40 honorees

The Quad Cities Business Journal’s inaugural Forty Under 40 award recognizes 40 leaders under the…

Hy-Vee accepting submissions for quarterly Best of Local Brands Summit

Hy-Vee Inc. will host its next quarterly Best of Local Brands Summit in November to…

Quad Cities unemployment rate drops to 3.8%; adds 8,600 jobs in July

The jobless rate for the Quad Cities metropolitan area dropped in July, with the region’s…

QC Fed’s Labor Day parade steps off Monday

The Quad City Federation of Labor’s 39th annual Labor Day parade is set to start…

Per Mar ranked No. 13 Top Systems report

Per Mar Security Services, a provider of total security solutions for residential and commercial clients…

3 Eastern Iowa weekly papers sold

Three eastern Iowa weekly newspapers, including the North Scott Press in Eldridge, have been sold…