Kenda Burrows's stories
River Bend urges businesses to join Million Meals Match
River Bend Food Bank is giving Quad Cities area businesses a million reasons to join a new effort to attack growing food insecurity in the region by amplifying the impact of its signature annual Student Hunger Drive. Jayna Gallagher, River…
Growing chain to launch Moline Tractor Supply Co. next month
With freshly painted exterior walls and prominent signage already in place at the future home…
FHG looks back on 75 years as it plans for future
Seventy-five years after it was founded as an eight-room motel on the historic Lincoln Highway…
$30M downtown RI federal building nearly complete
Major construction on the long-awaited federal courthouse in downtown Rock Island is slated for completion…
New chamber arm ‘up and running’ to Grow Quad Cities
A month after the July 1 launch of Grow Quad Cities, the new economic development…
Chamber leaders urged to ‘lean in’ on fledgling Grow Quad Cities
A year after Peter Tokar III publicly unveiled plans for a new Quad Cities Chamber…
Deere investing $250M to upgrade 3 QC factories
As part of its commitment to expand its manufacturing capabilities with cutting-edge technologies, Deere &…
QC Land Bank attacking zombies, looking to future
Since 2022 the Quad Cities Land Bank Authority has been working to attack zombie structures…
Take seat at One Table, help fill QC safety net gaps
Days after launching the One Table QC initiative to shore up the social safety net,…
Lane Evans Memorial Highway aims to keep his legacy alive
More than 10 years after Lane Evans’ death and some two decades after Parkinson’s Disease…
Detroit minister to share gospel of tiny homeownership
As the Quad Cities grapples with a shortage of affordable housing and rising evictions, a…
Rock Island residents invited to ‘tell on’ neighbors’ yards
Each year, residents of Rock Island are encouraged to “Tell On Your Neighbor” by nominating…
Culture, leadership go hand in hand for decorated Coach Bluder
Building a “winning culture” is more than just a buzz word for finding success in…
I-74 bridge designer pleased with his 3-year-old identical twins
In his first return trip to the Quad Cities in years the designer of the…
Illinois Chamber CEO receives Latino education leadership award
CHICAGO – Lou Sandoval, president and CEO of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, received the…
West End makes progress in participatory budgeting process
West End Revitalization’s participatory budgeting process has entered a new phase on its way to…
