Jennifer DeWitt's stories

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 Mississippi Valley Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday, Sept. 20, at West Lake in Davenport.  Twelve teams of paddlers will compete in the dragon boat races…

Levy to headline QCBJ Mid-Year Economic Review event

Phil Levy, chief economist at Flexport, will be the keynote speaker next month at the…

Bettendorf delivers nine days of Zip Code Day celebration 

A once-in-a-lifetime calendar oddity is turning into a nine-day celebration of all that is Bettendorf. …

Meeting unveils options for new I-80 bridge

Illinois and Iowa transportation planners unveiled seven alternatives for replacing the aging Interstate 80 bridge,…

Time to show support for Quad Cities I-80 Bison Bridge is now

From its Facebook Live launch in 2021 through countless local interviews, meetings, national and international…

Bison Bridge

Carver Aero takes off with new name, expansion plans

For nearly 50 years, Carver Aero operated as a small legacy aviation company owned by…

’90 Ideas in 90 Minutes’ event is near

Come hear nine Quad Cities top leaders share their best 10 ideas as the Quad…

90 Ideas

Plans zipping along for Bettendorf’s 5-27-22 party

A city-wide scavenger hunt, a new special 5272Brew, live entertainment, drink and food specials, business…

Signs like this one at Bettendorf City Hall will be sprouting up across the city marking locations with festivities planned for the Zip Code Celebration.

Shive-Hattery acquires Tucson architecture firm

Iowa-based Shive-Hattery is expanding its footprint into the Southwest with the acquisition of WSM Architects,…

Gilda’s Club opens capital campaign to the public 

Gilda’s Club Quad Cities is nearing the finish line on a capital campaign that will…

It’s Saturday Nite! Gilda’s Club Quad Cities gala raises $85k

Live from the QC… it’s – a generous and prosperous – Saturday Nite!  Leaders of…

Russell partners with Coharbor to better serve veterans 

Davenport-based Russell Government Group LLC and Coharbor Group LLC, Bradenton, Florida, announced that they have…

LeClaire gets sneak peek at ‘John McGivern’s Main Streets’

A roomful of LeClaire residents gathered on Tuesday, April 5, and became the first to…

LandJet ready to take off with franchising 

LandJet, a mobile office service with roots in the Quad Cities, is launching a new…

Von Maur opens new store in Rochester Hills

Von Maur, the Davenport-based department store chain, has again expanded its retail footprint in Michigan…

Tour the newest renovations at Heritage Place

Heritage Place will hold an open house from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, to unveil…