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Ellen Champion
Senior Manager, Executive and Strategic Communications – Construction & Forestry, John Deere Power Systems AGE: 34 Home: Blue Grass, Iowa Education: B.S., ag communications, and M.S., strategic brand communications, University of Illinois Family: Husband Mike Champion; two dogs, Finn and…
Bettendorf closes Splash Landing for the rest of the summer
The Splash Landing Family Aquatic Center public swimming pool in Bettendorf is now closed for…

Don’t wait, schedule your kid’s sports physical
CLINTON, Iowa – MercyOne wants parents to think ahead and schedule their child’s sports physical…
United Way Quad Cities announces $2.9M in grants to 51 nonprofits
United Way Quad Cities has announced it recently issued $2.9 million in grants to 51…
Quad Cities International Airport board welcomes new commissioner
East Moline resident Shaun Taylor – marketing and recruiting coordinator for Community Health Care Inc. …
Moline 150 to serve up musical menu for all tastes
Nearly 20 bands from a variety of genres have been added to the bill for…
Bettendorf tourney wins sports tourism grant
A Bettendorf youth softball tournament has been awarded a $13,000 Sports Tourism grant to create…
Walcott Truckers Jamboree could attract 50,000 to I-80 Truckstop
WALCOTT, Iowa – Get ready for fireworks, a pork-chop cookout, music, antique truck displays, a…
Teens for Tomorrow distribute record grant award
High school students participating in the Teens for Tomorrow (T4T) program recently announced the program’s…
Employment opportunities at UnityPoint Health– Trinity
UnityPoint Health – Trinity is hosting an in-person career fair on Thursday, July 21 from…
Grab the chance to help Rock Island spend $26.5 million
Rock Island residents, business owners and those who work in the city are being urged…
New chairman, board seated at Visit Quad Cities
Benjamin Leischner, executive director of the Quad Cities International Airport, is the new chairman of…

QCBJ to host Fastest Growing Companies event
The Quad Cities Regional Business Journal will recognize its first Fastest Growing Companies honorees at…
‘Opportunity Knocks’ hiring event is Monday
IowaWORKS will host its “Opportunity Knocks Monday” hiring event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.,…

Heart to Heart education series is set
The Heart to Heart Community Education Series will continue 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, at…
Fareway Stores helping children’s charity
Fareway Stores, Inc. is partnering with Variety – the Children’s Charity to conduct the sixth…




