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American Bank & Trust announces leadership transition
American Bank & Trust will soon have a new president and CEO.
Jeff Rose recently announced he will retire from the leadership role at the...
Merger plan could cut 400 jobs at Arsenal
The jobs and work on the Rock Island Arsenal are vital to the Quad Cities, and need to be protected from potential budget cuts...
N.C. structural engineer Lynch Mykins joins IMEG
Lynch Mykins, a nationally recognized structural engineering and special inspections firm, has joined IMEG, the Rock Island-based engineering design firm announced Monday, May 12.
In...
Voting continues for ABI’s Coolest Thing Made in Iowa
Two products with ties to the Quad Cities region are among the Top 16 finalists in the 2025 Coolest Thing Made in Iowa contest...
Late Rider opens in downtown Moline
City of Moline leaders and representatives of Bummer City, the company behind Armored Gardens, Devon’s Complaint Department, Take Cover Tiki Club, and Analog, were...
Education center – ‘Launchpad for future success’
ELDRIDGE – “We do it for the kids.”
That’s the word from John Maxwell, a farmer, community leader, member of the Scott County Board of...
Blackhawk Bank extends ITM hours beginning today
MILAN – Blackhawk Bank & Trust announced it will extend the hours of its 14 Interactive Teller Machines (ITMs) in a move to give...
Koski, Rector capture RI Rotary Club 2025 top service awards
Rock Island Rotary President Sue Rector and longtime leader Kevin Koski shared the stage with Project NOW and Christian Care leaders and students from...
QCBJ celebrates 2nd annual Women of Influence Awards
After the successful launch last year of the Women of Influence, the Quad Cities Regional Business Journal’s awards program is back and shining a...
Ground-breaking prosecutor is an inspiration to others
Rock Island County State’s Attorney Dora Villarreal’s legal career is loaded with historical firsts.
This QCBJ Woman of Influence is the first woman and first...
Learning from others constant for marketing professional
Tracy Schwind’s career path has been a circuitous one that, in part, has been driven by her constant desire to learn and try something...
Family home ownership is where pioneering Realtor’s heart is
It’s been some 25 years since Caroline Ruhl’s workday actually involved selling homes, but she’s relishing time spent these days mentoring others who are...
Bold leader, equity champion’s impact ‘undeniable’
As the new marketing manager for an e-commerce company who already leads her own successful and busy career consulting firm while also volunteering to...
For president, students inform, drive, shape St. Ambrose
St. Ambrose University President Amy Novak relates a recent encounter with a group of football players as she walked through the Davenport campus.
“I said,...
SAL leader helps children, families, individuals thrive
For Marcy Mendenhall, it’s all about the “kiddos.”
Little did she realize when she accepted a position as a nanny in 1989, that it would...
Hand In Hand CEO’s leadership, vision helps community
Angie Kendall vividly remembers a recent celebration at Hand In Hand – the nonprofit organization in Bettendorf she leads that provides inclusive programs, such...
Family Resources CEO is ‘champion for the Quad Cities’
Nicole Cisne Durbin has touched the lives of many people in the Quad Cities. In fact, one of her colleagues recently called her a...
Trailblazer a ‘warrior’ for bettering lives of veterans
From trailblazing cop to her tireless efforts on behalf of veterans as UnityPoint Health-Trinity’s military program coordinator, Sherri Behr DeVrieze has made a career...
Entrepreneur teaches in digital age via Bad Science Jokes, DigiBuzz
Melissa Church is a digital marketing entrepreneur with a unique blend of skills: she’s a social media strategist, a science communicator, and a humorist.
As...
Professor, family advocate provides ‘heroic investments’
Allison Haskill, a professor in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department (CSD) at Augustana College, has dedicated her career to shaping future speech-language pathologists...