Riverbend FAME partnership represents long-term investment in the Quad Cities workforce pipeline

01/27/2026 12:22:53 PMRiverbend FAME partnership represents long-term investment in the Quad Cities workforce pipelineDesigned to prepare students for high-demand, high-wage manufacturing careers while helping local employers meet ongoing needs in industrial maintenance, Riverbend FAME creates a direct pathway from education to employment. Group of Eastern Iowa Community Colleges staff and local business and industry partners standing together in front of a Riverbend FAME backdrop at a press conference.

Group of Eastern Iowa Community Colleges staff and local business and industry partners standing together in front of a Riverbend FAME backdrop at a press conference.

Left to right: Chris Caves, Grow Quad Cities Vice President, Keith Pearl, Smither Filter Corporation Operations Manager, Shannon Johnson-Kehoe, SSAB HR Director, Organizational Development and Training, and Chair of Riverbend FAME Chapter, Jake Hajny with LMT Defense, Brian Krzyaniak with Oertel Metal Works, Bryan Renfro, PhD, EICC Chancellor, and David Prochaska with Novelis

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