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Herrell to receive Destination Organization Leadership Award
Visit Quad Cities President and CEO Dave Herrell has been selected to receive the 2026 Destination Organization Leadership Award by Destinations International (DI), the world’s leading membership association for destination organizations. Mr. Herrell will receive the award at the 2026…
WIU hosts Sept. 23 Job Fair at The Bend
The Quad Cities Career Expo will be held from 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, at…

Illinois residents can dispose of household hazardous wastes Oct. 11
Illinois Quad Cities residents can dispose of household hazardous waste for free at an…

College foundation to host SCC BASH 2025
The Scott Community College (SCC) Foundation will host SCC BASH 2025 on Thursday, Oct.…

Common Chord to host 3rd annual QC Flavor Fest
Common Chord will host its third annual QC Flavor Fest from 5-8 p.m. Thursday,…

Augustana College to celebrate 150-year history Sept. 21
Augustana College will celebrate 150 years since its relocation to Rock Island with a celebration…

The AI reality check
Conducting an initial job interview remotely, Ben Elliott soon noticed a pattern. “It became pretty…

River Bend urges businesses to join Million Meals Match
River Bend Food Bank is giving Quad Cities area businesses a million reasons to join…

First-ever QC Dragon Boat Fest to paddle with a purpose
Cancer patients, survivors and those who support them are invited to cheer on the first-ever…

Augustana College recognized as national ‘Dream School’
Augustana College has been named one of the nation’s 75 “New Dream Schools” in “Dream…

New LeClaire Wine Stampede benefits county’s Humane Society
Raise your glass and join the celebration at the first-ever LeClaire Wine Stampede, a wine…

YWCA Quad Cities host career fair for area youth Wednesday
YWCA Quad Cities’ ThePlace2B will host a free career fair for all Quad Cities youth…

Leadership Iowa announces 2025-26 participants, community hosts
DES MOINES, Iowa — Forty leaders from across Iowa have been selected to participate in…

ABI hosts Iowa Manufacturing Conference in October
The Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) will bring together leaders across the manufacturing…

Wilson shares her journey Overcoming the Odds
LaDrina Wilson, a nationally recognized leadership strategist and founder of IMAN Consulting and GLOW Empowerment,…

Quad City Area REALTORS announce 2026 officers
The Quad City Area REALTORS have announced the slate of officers elected to lead the…





