Jennifer DeWitt's stories

Blackhawk Bank & Trust celebrates rebuilt Valley Center Branch

Blackhawk Bank & Trust packed the lobby of its newly rebuilt Valley Center Branch Wednesday, June 24, with guests, employees and supporters to usher in a new era for the Moline location. The event, complete with a Quad Cities Chamber…

RI celebrates new Highland Springs clubhouse, First Tee facility

The City of Rock Island will unveil its new Highland Spring Golf Course clubhouse, including…

Highland Springs

Arconic wins state grant for water conservation project

The Arconic Davenport Works plant has been awarded a $2.2 million grant from the State…

Illinois airport leaders discuss industry challenges with Duckworth

The Illinois Airports Council (IAC) met recently with U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth to discuss issues…

QCIA safety

Continental Cement pours $32M into Buffalo plant

BUFFALO, Iowa – Continental Cement Company LLC unveiled the first of a pair of $30…

Russell recognized for University of Iowa’s Stanley Museum of Art

The Davenport-based Russell has won a Master Builders of Iowa (MBI) Masters Award for its…

Farm Bureaus hit 1.5M meals mark with ‘Bushels for Hunger’

Farmers from across the Illinois Quad Cities region again helped local families struggling with food…

QCBJ to showcase nonprofits

To shine a spotlight on the critical work that the region’s nonprofits do everyday, the…

IMEG’s VanDuyne receives ENR’s 2023 Midwest Legacy Award

Paul VanDuyne, the president and CEO of IMEG Corp., has been honored with the 2023…

Register today for WLC’s new Level Up Manufacturing 

Registration for a new education program known as Level Up Manufacturing, presented by Women Lead…

Michelle Blunk brings together things that excite her ‘Within’

Michelle Blunk’s life work is all wrapped up in space — whether it is designing…

YWCA project energizing downtown Rock Island 

It’s less than three city blocks from the YWCA Quad Cities’s longtime headquarters in downtown…

Demolition moves into new phase on old Interstate 74 bridge 

The arduous process of dismantling the old Interstate 74 bridge quietly hit a milestone on…

George Ryan, the Interstate 74 corridor manager, discusses the ongoing demolition work on the old I-74 bridge at the Moline Rotary Club on Monday, Jan. 9.

QCBJ Newsmakers: John Deere Pavilion enters 25th year with major makeover 

This story is a part of the QCBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…

QCBJ Newsmakers: Von Maur: a family department store tradition for the ages 

This story is a part of the QCBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…

John Deere delivers record community investment in 2022

With an enhanced focus on ending hunger around the world, John Deere invested a record…