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QCBJ 2025 Newsmakers: Project Gateway Phase 2 lifts off soon
WELCOME TO NEWSMAKERS The QCBJ devotes the Newsmakers series to looking back on some of the biggest and most noteworthy stories we covered in 2025 across the Quad Cities region. Each story also includes a small update on the topic or…
Iowa’s Caitlin Clark’s star shines bright at JDC Pro-Am
The TPC at Deere Run greens turned black and gold on Wednesday, July 5, as…
QC leaders talk about economy, labor shortage at QCBJ event
The economic climate continues to improve slowly in the Quad Cities but challenges remain due…
Arsenal Museum reopens after 3-year, $2 million makeover
Some seven years after Army leaders contemplated closing its doors forever, a completely reimagined Rock…
Community Foundation seeks Center for Nonprofit Excellence leaders
The Quad Cities Community Foundation is wasting no time in its quest to launch a…
Why businesses can’t afford to take JDC for granted
When the John Deere Classic tees off at TPC at Deere Run in Silvis on…
Republic launches Midwest expansion plan in Des Moines
The Republic Companies – a 107-year-old bedrock Quad Cities business – is poised to expand…
Republic’s game-changing branch first of its kind for Iowa
The Republic Companies is preparing for the Aug. 17 grand opening of a new Des…
QC can expect higher interest rates, tighter monetary policy
The Quad Cities has what it takes to succeed in a post-pandemic economy, Chicago Fed…
QC urged to help repair, preserve Deere-Wiman House
The men and women dedicated to protecting the Deere-Wiman House are asking the community to…
Pritzker touts budget, record higher education investment
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker used a visit to Black Hawk College on Tuesday, June 6,…
Channel Cat shifts into ‘whole new arena’ with upgrades
Local, state and national leaders celebrated on Thursday, June 1, the Channel Cat’s fully renovated…
Quad Citians can still have a blast or two with old I-74 Bridge
Quad Citians who hoped to send the old twin-span Interstate 74 bridge off with a…
Ansel Adams exhibit story of beauty, challenge, preservation
The Figge Art Museum is preparing to present an Ansel Adams exhibit that challenges the…
New sponsors, events join already ‘great’ Quad Cities Marathon
The importance of community and the quest for greatness were recurring themes of a Thursday,…
Blackhawk Bank & Trust branch marries past to present, future
PORT BYRON, Illinois – Blackhawk Bank & Trust has breathed new life into the historic…
