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Elyce Billany
Chief Marketing Officer | Fortress Bank AGE: 34 Home: Bettendorf Education: Bachelors degree Hometown (childhood): DeWitt, Iowa First job? Activity coordinator at a nursing home How long at your current job? Four years Best advice ever received? “If…
Shive-Hattery acquires KdG Architects
Shive-Hattery, headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with offices in Bettendorf, has announced its acquisition of…

American Power Systems announces scholarship winners
Davenport-based manufacturer American Power Systems, Inc. (APS) has announced three area graduates as the winners…
River Bend Food Bank selects new leader
The River Bend Food Bank will soon have a new leader but a familiar face. …

Commercial Real Estate Event Registration
For tables of 8, please include the name and email address for each attendee in…
IMEG acquires firm christopher consultants
The Virginia-based firm christopher consultants is being acquired by IMEG Corp., adding to IMEG’s civil…
Illinois unemployment drops to pre-COVID levels
Illinois’ unemployment rate fell to 4.5% in June – the lowest rate recorded since the…
Help promote, honor Quad Cities women leaders with Athena awards
If you know a woman who supports, develops and honors other women, Women Lead Change…
Crawford brews up celebration for Big Brothers Big Sisters
Crawford Brew Works will toast Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) on its 35 years of…
‘Opportunity Knocks’ hiring event is Monday
IowaWORKS, 1801A E. Kimberly Road, Davenport, will host an “Opportunity Knocks Monday” hiring event from…

WIU adds 6 online degrees for working professionals
Six new online degree programs for working professionals will begin this fall at Western Illinois…
Quad Cities Chamber’s 2022 Business of Year nominees due
The deadline is Friday, July 22, to nominate an area business for the Quad Cities…

Harbor Freight Tools plans October opening in Moline
A new Harbor Freight Tools store is scheduled to open in Moline in October filling…
HNI Corporation sells China-based office furniture business
MUSCATINE, Iowa – HNI Corporation has completed the sale of its China- and Hong Kong-based…
EICC classes set to certify Iowa substitute teachers
To help K-12 local school districts struggling with a substitute teacher shortage, Eastern Iowa Community…
JA of the Heartland CEO Dougal Nelson wins national award
Dougal Nelson, the president and CEO of Junior Achievement (JA) of the Heartland, has been…




