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Bluegrass Hall of Fame artist to take Aledo Opera House stage
ALEDO, Illinois – The Aledo Opera House is proud to present an evening of world-class bluegrass music featuring award-winning Bluegrass Hall of Fame musician Rick Faris in a live concert Saturday, Nov. 15. The 6-8 p.m. performance features an artist…
Old YWCA to offer youth shelter at new Alan’s House
After two years of preparation, planning and renovation, the Quad Cities YWCA is preparing for…
Mayor Hutchinson, Susie Clark join Iowa Women of Achievement
The late visionary Bettendorf Mayor Ann Hutchinson and Muscatine’s Susie Clark, the first Black student…
It’s ‘go-time’ for new QC passenger rail, committee says
A group of influential Quad Cities leaders announced Tuesday, Sept. 9, the new Rock Island…
Kraft Heinz plans a spinoff into two independent companies
The Kraft Heinz Co. – which boasts two large food production plants employing hundreds of…
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…
