Kenda Burrows's stories
“Jury of Her Peers’ screens Dec. 16 at The Last Picture House
A film inspired by an Iowa true-crime case will screen on Tuesday, Dec. 16, at The Last Picture House in Davenport. That city is the birthplace of the late Susan Glaspell, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the source material. Makers…
Passenger rail, child care, higher-ed funding on leaders’ to-do list
Passenger rail to Moline, broader access to child care, housing tax credits and increased higher…
$300K grant to help ‘drive big change’ in RI West End
The effort to transform and revitalize Rock Island’s West End received a major boost from…
QC Center for Nonprofit Excellence prepared to take flight
With a who’s who of philanthropic leaders on its new advisory panel, the fledgling Quad…
Trimbles say long goodbye to WaterMark Corners’ friends
“It’s been an emotional month,” WaterMark Corners’ Amy Trimble said as she and mom Barb…
Campfire Stories paying big dividends for Modern Woodmen
Modern Woodmen of America’s “quirky” Cookie and Pioneer television and billboard campaign, which launched in…
RI celebrates year of growth as it prepares for more in 2024
Rock Island Mayor Mike Thoms celebrated a 2023 that included $60 million in local business…
QCBJ Newsmakers: Republic launches Midwest expansion plan
This story is part of the QCBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the staff…
QCBJ Newsmakers: Whitey’s celebrates 90 years with ‘co-owners’
This story is part of the QCBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the staff…
RI High school alumnus prepared to take charge at Harvard
As Interim President Alan Garber takes the helm at a Harvard University still reeling from…
QCBJ Newsmakers: Homegrown leaders seek to revive RI West End
This story is part of the QCBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the staff…
QCBJ Newsmakers: Deere plants seeds of change via technology
This story is part of the QCBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the staff…
QCBJ Newsmakers: GROWTH turns 41-prepare for more ‘miracles’
This story is part of the QCBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the staff…
QCBJ Newsmakers: 50th anniversary shines spotlight on CASI
This story is part of the QCBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the staff…
Vibrant, walkable, livable Moline riverfront tops QC wish lists
Quad Citians want to see a well-connected, inclusive, walkable, bikeable and livable downtown Moline riverfront…
Modern Woodmen insuring its future with ads for today’s moms
Modern Woodmen of America is turning heads with a new pioneering major brand campaign designed…