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Kelli Ruggeberg
Vice President, Human Resources Director | American Bank & Trust AGE: 37 Home: DeWitt, Iowa Education: BA degree Family: Husband Tom; daughters Jadyn, Bailey and Harper; son Cooper First job? Sales associate at Gordmans. Local mentors? My mom, Dawn Green.…
Country Style Ice Cream expands to outside Peoria
Country Style Ice Cream – the Quad Cities-based ice cream business – has opened its…

Get ready to go ‘Over the Edge’
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley (BBBS-MV) is looking for those who are…

Community Foundation hosts author Buntz on July 17
Award-winning author Lois Buntz will lead a free workshop, “Women Who Give: The Power of…

Chalk Art Fest returns to Rock Island
The Quad City Arts’ 9th annual Chalk Art Fest will take place Saturday and Sunday,…

QC rallies to retain local Americorps programs, workers
Thanks to the generosity of key Quad Cities funders, some local AmeriCorps staff and members…

QCBT provides Madison students with free Bix 7 registrations
Quad City Bank & Trust (QCBT) has announced it again provided Arconic Jr. Bix race…

Iowa American Water gets approval for new rates
The Iowa Utilities Commission (IUC) has issued an order approving new water and wastewater rates…

NDIA Iowa Illinois chapter hosts annual contracting event in QC
The Iowa-Illinois Chapter of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) is preparing to host its…

Three elite college stars will play in JDC
NCAA champion Michael La Sasso, No. 2-ranked amateur Jackson Koivun and No. 3-ranked Ben James…

North Scott awarded $15,000 tech grant
The North Scott Community School District recently announced it has been awarded a $15,000 Scholarship…

Cardiovascular Medicine, Trinity Health award scholarships
Cardiovascular Medicine, PLLC (CVM) and the Trinity Health Foundation have awarded $55,000 in scholarships to…

SCORE manufacturer webinars tackle AI, website design, more
SCORE is offering a collection of online resources to help small manufacturers build their businesses…

IWD to deploy modernized unemployment system
Unemployed workers in Iowa soon will be accessing a new system in order to process…

QC unemployment falls to 4.1% in April IDES reports says
The Quad Cities was among four Illinois metropolitan areas to post decades-low record unemployment rates…

Volunteers needed to help with Ride the Island
River Action is seeking volunteers to assist with the re-branded Ride the Island event on…
