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Moline plan front, center at River Action conference kickoff
Months after approving the ambitious Moline Front + Centre riverfront redevelopment plan Moline leaders joined with Waterfront Alliance experts to talk about the eco-friendly plan’s goals and challenges at River Action’s 2025 Upper Mississippi River Conference. The focus of the…
Downtown RI YWCA ready for its closeup
The new 64,000-square-foot YWCA Quad Cities in downtown Rock Island has been five years in…
QC ambassador knows experience is a gift, pass it on
For Paula Sands, retirement from an influential career in broadcasting wasn’t an ending. It was…
DEI leader knows women can have ‘best of both worlds’
LaDrina Wilson is a talented storyteller. That combined with her willingness to confront uncomfortable issues…
RI changemaker good citizen, community servant
Rock Island Alderwoman Jenni Swanson is more than a dedicated elected official. She’s a community…
Teens abuzz about Tri-City Electric career fair and Place2Be
The air was abuzz and the atmosphere electric at the first career day in the…
Council to vote on advancing $800M Davenport data center
The Davenport City Council is expected Wednesday to support a State of Iowa grant application…
QCIA project will help create a new Gateway to the future
The Quad Cities International Airport has not only launched the initial phase of Project Gateway…
QC leaders laud LaHood’s call to go all-in on passenger rail
Regional leaders who have been part of the more than 16-year fight to win passenger…
Secretary awarded piece of old I-74 Bridge he helped replace
Bi-state leaders seized the chance at the inaugural QCBJ Transportation and Infrastructure Seminar to formally…
Biden administration rule to add 4.3M to overtime payrolls
As of July 1, salaried workers in the U.S. who make less than $43,888 a…
Illinois’ unemployment rate remains stable in March
While Illinois’ nonfarm payrolls grew by 12,700 jobs in March, the state’s unemployment rate remained…
Public-private partnerships key to helping QC end poverty
To help the Quad Cities chart a new course to end poverty community leaders are…
Expansion project underway to double Parr’s Moline footprint
The $22.5 million project to double the size of Parr Instrument Company hit high gear…
QCR Holdings celebrates 30 years as it nears $10B mark
When QCR Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Quad City Bank & Trust, was created…
QCBT still banking on relationships, service today
When the Quad Cities experienced a series of bank acquisitions in the 1990s, local banker…
