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By Vicki Decker | Thursday, June 19, 2008 |
Automotive service industry
Tuesday, 6 p.m.
Details: Lindquist’s automotive service center, 3950 Middle Road, Bettendorf. Scott Community College, in cooperation with Lindquist Ford, offers students an opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look at careers in the automotive industry by taking a tour of Lindquist’s automotive service center. After the tour, Scott offers tours of its automotive training facilities. College representatives will discuss the training programs, college admissions, costs and financial aid options.
Reservations: (563) 441-4005.
Gateway Area Industrial Employment Fair
Wednesday, 3-6 p.m.
Details: Clinton Community College, Technology Center, 1951 Manufacturing Drive, Clinton, Iowa. Participating companies include ADM Polymer Co., Maquoketa Web Printing, T.M. Woodworks, Guardian Industries, Deere &Co., Iow@Work and All Star Staffing. Representatives from the college’s career programs also will discuss training options and financial aid opportunities.
Information: Cheryl Tack, (563) 244-7007.
Ribbon cutting
Wednesday, 11:30 a.m.
Details: Grand opening of The Arc’s One of a Kind, a gift store at 4016 9th St., Rock Island, offering eclectic, handmade artwork and gifts by local artists. The store will be operated by Arc of Rock Island County, which provides support and services to adults with developmental disabilities.
Women in Business Trade Show and Conference
Friday, 7:15 a.m.
Details: Clarion, Davenport. The Davenport-Bettendorf Branch of American Association of University Women hosts a Women in Business Trade Show and Conference. Event includes panel discussions, workshops, and networking social.
Details, reservations: Rosanne, Krubsackr@yahoo.co or Mary at (563) 505-0020.
Small business course
Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon
Details: Illinois Employment and Training Center, 4703 16th St., Moline. Black Hawk College offers a course where small business owners can learn how to develop a Web business presence, how much it will cost, how to maintain a Web site and how to update it.
Information: (309) 764-2194 or e-mail johnsonma@bhc.edu.
A Chance to meet .... MidAmerican Energy Co.
June 24, 7:45-9 a.m.
Details: DHCU Community Credit Union, Milan, Ill. John Roche, vice president of engineering and procurement will speak about becoming a preferred vendor for MidAmerican Energy Co.
Contact: (563) 823-3693
Leadership through People Skills
June 24, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Details: St. Ambrose University College for Professional Studies, 1950 E. 54th St., Davenport. Three-day course helps participants identify and classify basic patterns of human behavior to make interaction more effective, productive and powerful.
Contact: (563) 441-9500
Public Relations Society of America
June 24, 3 p.m.
Details: Palmer College of Chiropractic, Campus Health Center, Room P201, Davenport. The Quad-City Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America will host a free Webinar on new media measurement, the “Rulers of the New World: How to measure blogs, wikis and whatever they come up with next.”
Reservations: qcprsa@gmail.com by June 20.
Welding program
June 30, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Details: Illinois Employment and Training Center, 4703 16th St., Moline. Black Hawk College offers a 115-hour Production Welding Program that trains individuals to work as welders in a production setting. Classes meet 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 4-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, June 30-Aug. 6. Cost is $1,150.
Information: Julie Gelaude at (309) 797-7138 or gelaudej@bhc.edu.
Business Datebook is published every Monday and includes events for upcoming weeks. To submit datebook listings, go to qctimes.com and click on the calendar.
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