The Quad Cities Regional Business Journal (QCBJ) has acquired the rights to the Athena Awards in the Quad Cities from Women Lead Change, which has hosted these awards in the Quad Cities since 2017. The Athena Awards were first introduced in the region in 2006.
“We are pleased to transition these awards over to the Quad Cities Regional Business Journal. They have a proven track record with awards-based events, and we look forward to seeing what’s in store for this event going forward,” said Tiffany O’Donnell, CEO of Women Lead Change, in announcing the transition. “WLC programming continues in the Quad Cities region with a growing membership for Quad Cities Women Connect and annual leadership conference on Nov. 14, 2023.”
The QCBJ’s sister publication, the Corridor Business Journal, has been hosting a similar women’s awards event in the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Corridor region for the past 19 years. Its event — Women of Influence Awards — is widely known throughout the region for recognizing some of the Corridor’s most impactful women leaders.
“We are excited to have the opportunity to highlight and honor some of the Quad Cities’ most influential women,” said Beth Clark, associate publisher of the QCBJ. “We anticipate that this reimagined awards event will take place in May of 2024, with more details still to come.”
American Bank & Trust, headquartered in Davenport, has committed to be the Platinum Sponsor for the upcoming event, and is eager to lend its support to ensure the success of the QCBJ’s first women’s leadership awards event in the Quad Cities.
More details on the QCBJ’s awards event will be released soon. Continue to monitor quadcitiesbusiness.com for more information.
The QCBJ was launched in late 2021 by its parent company, Corridor Media Group, a family-owned media company based in North Liberty, Iowa. In addition to the QCBJ’s and CBJ’s print and digital news, CMG also provides custom publishing, business data, and hosts corporate and awards-based events. For more information, visit corridorbusiness.com and quadcitiesbusiness.com.
IWLC, which does business as Women Lead Change, is an Iowa-based leadership organization headquartered in Cedar Rapids. The nonpartisan, nonprofit organization is dedicated to the advancement, development and promotion of women, their organizations and to impacting the economy and future workforce. To learn more, visit wlcglobal.org.
