The Quad Cities Regional Business Journal will recognize 40 young professionals from across the bistate region as the winners of this year’s Forty Under 40 Awards during an awards dinner Thursday, Aug. 24.
The new honorees mark the second class of honorees for the QCBJ’s awards program. The 2023 winners represent area workplaces including businesses, nonprofits, educational institutions and more.
The Forty Under 40 honorees are being saluted for their efforts to make a difference in the Quad Cities through their work, volunteer service and other community involvements.
The QCBJ congratulates these young professionals as the 2023 winners: Susanna Aguilar, Ashley Allen, Robert Astleford, Aubrey Barnes, Chris Beason, Brock Biggerstaff, Micaela Booth, Kevin Bradley, Courtney Brickner, Thurgood Brooks, Ben Bush, Alana Carroll, Melissa Church, Beau Dexter, Miranda Dresing, Brian Duffy, Tyler Edwards, Matthew Fenton, Abbey Furlong, Michael Glanz, Mark Gray, Ashley Hansen, Brian Harry, Heather Hartley, Marc Hines, Evan Johnson, Bob Jurkowski, Angie Kendall, Grace Mangieri, Miranda Marshall, Lindsay Mercer, Kyle Rodriguez, Chelsea Sammons, Ashley Schwalm, Brooke Sweeney-Adrian, Marguerite Tomlin, Mariela Trevino, Andy Waeyaert, Nicole Zook and Marc Zyla.
The Forty Under 40 awards will be honored at an awards dinner on Aug. 24, which will run from 5:30-8 p.m. at the Quad Cities Waterfront Convention Center, Bettendorf.
This year’s Forty Under 40 is sponsored by: Platinum Sponsor Augustana College; Gold Sponsor Genesis and RSM; and Silver Sponsor Arconic.
“We look forward to building on the momentum we had with last year’s event which had over 500 people attend to help celebrate the Quad Cities best and brightest,” said John Lohman, CEO of the Corridor Media Group, the parent company of the QCBJ and its sister publication, Corridor Business Journal.
“This event fits into the region’s goal of retaining and recruiting young leaders,” he added.
To showcase this year’s honorees, the QCBJ will run profiles of all the 2023 Forty Under 40 winners in its Aug. 21 edition. To subscribe, visit quadcitiesbusiness.com.
The QCBJ launched the Forty Under 40 Awards program in 2022.
The winners – selected from dozens of nominees – were chosen by a committee made up of last year’s inaugural class of Forty Under 40 honorees. Young professionals were nominated by area employers, nonprofit boards, colleagues and others. Nominees also could be self-nominated.
To be eligible, a nominee must be under age 40 as of Aug. 24 and either live or work in the QCBJ’s bi-state coverage area.
Award nominees were judged on their business success and civic/philanthropic activities.
Each recipient will receive a plaque from the QCBJ and be featured in our Aug. 21 section. As part of the annual event, the Forty Under 40 class chooses an area charity to receive a financial gift from the awards event.
Event tickets are available online and reservations will be taken through Wednesday, Aug. 16. For those who register before Thursday, Aug. 10, the cost is $65 for a single ticket or $480 for a table of eight. After Aug. 10, prices will be $80 for an individual or $520 for a table of eight. For more information, visit here or contact Lucas Hayes, events logistics manager for Corridor Media Group, at (563) 345-7225 or [email protected].
