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Ashley Allen Smith
Community Engagement Manager | City of Moline AGE: 32 Home: Rock Island. Education: Western Illinois University, BA in Communication. Family: Husband Kevin Smith Hometown: Silvis Local mentors? Heather Honig Schwenneker, leadership development consultant and my professional mentor through Lead(h)er; Moline…
QuadCities.com website launches new app
QuadCities.com – which bills itself as the Quad Cities “site for positive news” – recently…
Family Credit Union makes summer fun affordable
For the seventh year, The Family Credit Union is launching what it calls Family Discount…
Von Maur named nation’s No. 1 department store
Von Maur Department Store was named the No. 1 department store in the United States…
Red, White and Boom preparing to blast into QC
The annual Bi-State Red, White and Boom celebration is getting ready to explode onto the…
Wanted: Readers for United Way’s Read United QC initiative
United Way hopes to help close COVID-19-related gaps in youth literacy by connecting another 200…
Bettendorf native promoted to Yellowstone chief
Bettendorf native Chris Flesch has been named as the new Yellowstone National Park chief of…
Vander Veer Botanical Park has new summer theme
Vander Veer Botanical Park and Conservatory has announced its new summer theme: Beyond the Beaten…
North Scott Rotary awards $45,000 in grants
A successful “Rotary Rallies for Youth” auction in February allowed the Rotary Club of North…
Whitey’s, Bethany team up for Cones for Kids
Enjoy a scoop of Quad Cities’ tradition and help local kids and families in need.…
Sale to help East Moline library
The Friends of the East Moline Public Library group will soon hold a jewelry sale…
Open house set for Genesis Center for Breast Health
Genesis is hosting a community open house for the newly remodeled Genesis Center for Breast…
IowaWORKS hiring event to bring together many employers
Nearly a dozen employers are scheduled to take part in a hiring event set for…
Illinois employers see one-day-rest, break changes
Illinois employers should be aware of key changes to the Illinois One Day Rest in…
UnityPoint Health Cup to help Foundation efforts
The Trinity Health Foundation 2022 UnityPoint Health Cup has been set for Friday, Sept. 16,…
Shred-It Day set for June 11 in Bettendorf
Shred-It Day is set for 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 11, at the Quad…