Jennifer DeWitt's stories

MetroLINK celebrates Centre Station renovations
Centre Station in Moline has never been just a bus station. Likewise, its operator MetroLINK has never just been a transit system. Both Centre Station and the Rock Island County Metropolitan Mass Transit District (MetroLINK) have been forces in connecting…
HNI completes $485M acquisition of Kimball International
MUSCATINE, Iowa – HNI Corporation has completed its acquisition of Kimball International after shareholders of…

Former Bettendorf Mayor Ann Hutchinson dies
Former Bettendorf Mayor Ann Hutchinson, whose financial acumen helped pull her city out of a…

Bettendorf seeks community support for The Landing
The City of Bettendorf has launched a community campaign for The Landing project to raise…

Clinton County nonprofits connect, unite school supply drives
CLINTON, Iowa – A group of nonprofits are launching the Clinton County School Supply Project…

Vibrant branch in Bettendorf will add coffeehouse, kitchen
Vibrant is brewing up some changes with plans to convert its Bettendorf branch into a…

QCBJ announces Mid-Year Economic Review lineup
Ellen Rissman, the assistant vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, will be…
Revv Aviation sends planes from QC to damaged flight school
A Kansas City-based flight school ravaged by a storm is back up and running thanks…

Bethany for Children & Families moving to historic Moline block
Bethany for Children & Families is relocating into the Caxton Block Building in a move…

RI celebrates new Highland Springs clubhouse, First Tee facility
The City of Rock Island will unveil its new Highland Spring Golf Course clubhouse, including…

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…

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…





