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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.…
Businesses, society pay price of permanent punishments
Released prisoners routinely face insurmountable odds when they try to get a good job and…
BHC building renovation ‘finally coming all together’
Steven J. Frommelt looked over the massive renovation work being done to Black Hawk College’s…
Emergency Resource Fair: Event helps people deal with disasters
Donna Van was impressed by the size and weight of the Quad City Bomb Squad…
Brissman grants now available to Milan area nonprofits
Projects and organizations that will improve the quality of life in Milan are invited to…
Union Pacific’s famed ‘Big Boy’ train to visit region
Union Pacific Railroad announced recently that its famed Big Boy No. 4014 locomotive will stop…
Augustana prison program ‘game-changer’ for ex-inmate
On Aug. 17, 1993, David Staples was shot in Hyde Park on the south side…
Illinois’ July unemployment rate hits 5.2%; payroll jobs increase
Illinois’ unemployment rate rose by a 0.2 percentage point to 5.2% in July. That’s 0.9%…
RI Community Foundation 2024 grants total $99,100
The Rock Island Community Foundation awarded a total of $99,100 in grants to 58 Quad…
KENT Corp. hosts hiring fair Monday at IowaWORKS
Eastern Iowa manufacturer KENT Corporation will host a KENT Day hiring event next week in…
Update: John Deere reports $1.734B in net income in 3Q
Deere & Company’s net income fell 42% in the third quarter to $1.734 billion as…
JDC to salute military, celebrate 4th of July again in 2025
The John Deere Classic is preparing to celebrate the Fourth of July in 2025 and…
RI County wins $562k DCEO workforce training grant via JTED
Rock Island County is among 33 organizations from Illinois’ Job Training and Economic Development Program…
MSA Professional Services names Wagner as next CEO
Wisconsin-based MSA Professional Services, Inc., which includes offices in Bettendorf and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has…
QC Success Fair: Event offers wide variety of career options
The Quad-Cities Success Fair in Davenport on Thursday, Aug. 14, was all about making connections;…
Anderson records 100% pro-small business NFIB score
Illinois State Sen. Neil Anderson received a perfect score on the National Federation of Independent…
