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…
WW I trailblazers undertold Women Ordnance Workers story
Given the ubiquity of Norman Rockwell’s Rosie the Riveter, it’s not hard to see why…
QC bankers use high-risk bank failures to educate customers
Quad Citians worried about their deposits in the wake of the latest high-profile bank failures…
RFP process is final Hail Mary for Rock Island Firehouse No. 5
The City of Rock Island is accepting requests for proposals (RFP) to rehabilitate Douglas Park’s…
QC economy grew in 2022, but challenges remain in 2023
The Quad Cities added 6,000 jobs in 2022 and saw millions of dollars in business…
GROWTH wins $2.5 million grant for Sala Flats redevelopment
An effort by the Economic Growth Corporation (GROWTH) to buy, preserve and rehabilitate Rock Island’s…
Form-based code aims to protect, grow Moline Centre
Moline is “flipping traditional zoning on its head” by creating a new downtown building code…
‘Brightest and best’ seek to help Moline reimagine its riverfront
Moline city and economic development leaders say they were thrilled to receive 18 responses to…
Moline seeks world-class plan to remake billion-dollar front porch
Moline is knee-deep in the effort to create a world-class plan to help the city seize…
Deere planting seeds of global change via technology
John Deere leapt onto the tech world’s biggest stage last year, unveiling its groundbreaking self-driving…
Giving way of life for QCBJ 90 Ideas in 90 Minutes leaders
“Take risks,” “give back to your community,” “choose growth over fear,” and “wear pink lipstick,”…
Moline mayor: City on the path for ‘great coming into its own’
Prosperity and partnerships were the theme of Moline Mayor Sangeetha Rayapati’s State of the City…
Nate Clark, Sarah Stevens named 2023 Male, Female Champions of Change
A woman who empowers other women to share their stories and helps provide healthcare for…
Aldermen grant historic RI Fire Station 5 temporary reprieve
A historic century-old Rock Island firehouse classified by city officials as blighted and targeted for…
Deere CEO May touts ‘good year,’ predicts better days ahead
Deere & Co. CEO John May celebrated “another good year in 2022” and predicted “John…
Trinity BirthPlace celebrates record number of births
UnityPoint Health – Trinity BirthPlace Bettendorf has marked a new milestone with the birth of…