Jennifer DeWitt's stories
Olympian Sarah Wells drives home lessons in leadership
A girl who couldn’t make her high school badminton team stood before a crowd of Quad Citizens as a woman who became an Olympian hurdler, a Pan American Silver medalist, an inspirational speaker and even a contender on The Amazing…
Summit Materials unveils $38M green technology expansion
BUFFALO, Iowa – Summit Materials is cementing a sustainable future for its Davenport plant here…
Crawford Co. grows by reviving old warehousing
In a small corner of west Rock Island, Crawford Company is rejuvenating and repurposing once…
Anatomy of a deal: Northwest Bank to be sold to Time Bank
It was nearly three years ago when the leadership of Northwest Bank & Trust came…
River Bend packs in crowd for food bank expansion open house
A crowd of Quad Citians got a taste of how River Bend Food Bank is…
Deere’s salaried job cuts impact 170 in Iowa alone
While John Deere remains silent on the scope and size of the workforce reductions it…
Deere confirms salaried worker cuts; outlines benefit package
Faced with lower customer demand for its equipment, declining sales and a challenging ag economy,…
Davenport’s Northwest Bank to be acquired by Time Bank
Northwest Bank & Trust Company, a longtime family-owned bank, is being acquired by what the…
Shuttered Regal theater to reopen as VIP Moline 14
Nearly a year after the Illinois Quad Cities’ last cinema was closed, another movie theater…
Rafferty swings into new service role as JDC chair
In his profession as a funeral director, Kevin Rafferty is accustomed to being the one…
USO, John Deere join forces to expand support of military
As the nation marked its independence Thursday, July 4, John Deere and the USO celebrated…
A rebranded Gilda’s Club QC expands across Iowa
Gilda’s Club Quad Cities is expanding its cancer support services across Iowa and adopting a…
Deere economics leader headlines QCBJ Mid-Year Economic Review
Kanlaya Barr, John Deere’s director of corporate economics, will be the keynote speaker at the…
QC Air Show returns to the skies June 22-23
The Quad City Air Show will mark its 33rd year in style with the back-to-back…
Dry Goods expanding with five new retail stores in 2024
Dry Goods, a contemporary fashion retailer owned by Von Maur, is continuing its national expansion…
Vermeer’s self-propelled baler is Coolest Thing Made in Iowa
The coolest of the cool products manufactured in the Hawkeye State is an innovative piece…
