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Visit QC celebrates 35 years, seeks even brighter future

Visit Quad Cities marked its 35th anniversary at its Destination QC! annual meeting Thursday, Nov. 13,  by thanking Quad Citizens who helped make a collective half a billion dollar impact on the local economy. Visit QC President & CEO Dave…

QC leaders laud passenger rail funds; warn work remains

Quad Cities leaders gathered at The Q late last week to celebrate $425 million in…

Quad Cities Passenger Rail

Illinois transit reform act carves path to QC passenger rail

Passenger rail service from Moline to Chicago was still alive in the early morning hours…

train passenger rail

Nelson stepping back after 42 years of moving QC forward

For four decades Jeff Nelson has been moving people and communities forward in new and…

Streamline recreates piece of history in forever home

Streamline Architects threw open the doors on its forever home in downtown Moline to celebrate…

Streamline’s historic Moline headquarters wins rave reviews

Streamline Architects held a coming-out party Thursday, Oct. 23, to show off its carefully remodeled…

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German American Heritage Center ‘gut’ fit for Marske

After years of managing programs at Quad Cities nonprofits, Kirk Marske has come home to…

St. Ambrose University Honors six exceptional alumni

St. Ambrose University has announced its 2025 Alumni Award recipients which honor six distinguished graduates…

St. Ambrose University SAU alumni awards

Moline plan front, center at River Action conference kickoff

Months after approving the ambitious Moline Front + Centre riverfront redevelopment plan Moline leaders joined…

River Action Moline

Plant of the Year spotlights Deere’s Davenport Works

Davenport Works, the sprawling John Deere heavy equipment factory the company calls a “smart, connected…

MuscaBus stop amplifies story of girl who helped rewrite history

MUSCATINE, Iowa – City leaders, MuscaBus and the Stanley Center for Peace and Security are…

WIU Bilingual Early Learning & Family Center hosts party

Ten years after it was first envisioned, Western Illinois University leaders cut the ceremonial ribbon…

Bilingual center

$50.6B transportation plan could put QC passenger rail on track

Local leaders are celebrating the inclusion of $388.8 million for Quad Cities passenger rail in…

train passenger rail

Q&A: Lysa Hegland, president, CEO, JA of the Heartland

A month into her tenure as Junior Achievement of the Heartland’s new president and CEO,…

Nelson built lasting legacy at JA of the Heartland

When Dougal Nelson retires from Junior Achievement of the Heartland this week, the visionary CEO…

Constellation touts near-perfect summer energy reliability

During a summer of lengthy heatwaves marked by record-breaking torrential rains and high humidity, Constellation…