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Honkamp Payroll expands with acquisition of Smart-HR 

DUBUQUE, Iowa – Honkamp Payroll, LLC announced it acquired the Rochester, Minnesota-based firm of Smart-HR in a transaction that closed last week.  In a news release Monday, Oct. 6, Honkamp said the acquisition was effective as of  Wednesday, Oct. 1.…

ABI spotlights AI, workforce solutions at Iowa Manufacturing Conference 

The Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) will host its annual Iowa Manufacturing Conference…

Friendship Manor treats first responders to appreciation lunch

Rock Island’s Friendship Manor held an emergency responders appreciation luncheon Monday, Aug. 30, to honor…

first responders

JA to unveil Inspiration Center with Sept. 17 open house

Junior Achievement of the Heartland will host a public open house to reveal its newest…

JA Inspiration Center

NFIB Jobs Report finds growth stalls on Main Street

As concerns with labor quality persist among America’s small businesses, the NFIB’s August jobs report…

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EICC to host “Exit Wounds: Soldiers’ Stories – Life After Iraq and Afghanistan”

Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC) is hosting the traveling exhibition “Exit Wounds: Soldiers’ Stories –…

Davenport selects five finalists for city administrator

A special committee tasked to lead the search for a new Davenport city administrator has…

Davenport election primary city administrator

ABI unveils Leadership Iowa 2024-25 class, community hosts

A group of 40 Iowa leaders been selected to participate in the 2024-2025 program of…

Coolest Thing Made in Iowa board chair Ralston ABI scholarships manufacturing Leadership Iowa

WQPT hosts suicide prevention awareness event, panel

WQPT will screen excerpts from the film, “A Reason to Live,” and an engaging panel…

Von Maur again named America’s Best Department Store 

Von Maur Department Store, headquartered in Davenport where its roots began, has once again been…

‘Clinton can be proud of Duke’

CLINTON, Iowa – Frederick “Duke” Slater has returned to the city he called home. He…

Deere advancing via connected, smart factories, workers

For John Deere the key to a successful future is creating a web of smart…

Expert: Manufacturing is ‘sleeping giant’ that will help U.S. thrive

The nation’s manufacturing industry is a “sleeping giant” that will continue to grow, help our…

East Moline meeting will focus on improvement ideas for Rust Belt area

A public input meeting has been set to gather opinions and views on the Greater…

Rayapati joins new Hunt Institute early learning program

Moline Mayor Sangeetha Rayapati this week joined The Hunt Institute’s prestigious Early Childhood Leadership Summit…

Join movement for change through CARE QC

In collaboration with a grant from Healing Illinois, the YWCA Quad Cities is announces the…

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