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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…

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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…

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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…

John Deere Classic logo exemptions Folds of Honor Coach Bluder commit PGA JDC Firecracker Run

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…

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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…

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Volunteers needed to help with Ride the Island 

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