Kenda Burrows's stories
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 what it now hopes will be the late fall opening of Alan’s House, the first youth shelter in the Quad Cities in 17 years. For…
Deere stock rises on heels of higher than expected 1st quarter earnings
John Deere’s stock was soaring even before markets opened today, Feb. 17, after the agricultural,…
QC Chamber, Rock Island make downtown placemaking pact official
Rock Island aldermen on Monday, Feb. 13, officially launched the city’s new partnership with the…
$15M waste transfer station advances for empty Moline industrial park
Moline leaders are working through the lengthy process required to welcome a waste and material…
QC leaders laud Pritzker’s $40M megasite development grants
Quad Cities leaders are embracing the potential of Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s new $40 million…
Iowa property tax rollback plan threatens CASI’s Jane’s Place
As CASI kicked off its yearlong Golden Anniversary on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at the Center…
TPC Deere Run ranks third in Illinois’ 25 best golf course competition
TPC Deere Run has been selected the third best golf course in Illinois in the…
As GROWTH turns 41, get ready for more ‘miracles’
After four decades of putting roofs over Quad Citians’ heads, paychecks in their pockets and…
Henry County works to build new, professional tourism bureau
CAMBRIDGE, Illinois – Leaders here are pushing ahead with efforts to create a new Henry…
‘More to come’ from Renew Moline, Kirk Marske and Moline Centre
Moline Centre has a new manager and the downtown placemaking organization has a new home…
Bustos joins bipartisan strategy firm, Harvard Institute of Politics
Barely three weeks after retiring from Congress Cheri Bustos is back at work organizing the…
MetroLink gets $10.3M boost from Rebuild Illinois funds
MetroLINK will receive more than $10.3 million in Build Illinois funding including $6 million to…
In pandemic, shuttered CASI helps 4,000 get vaccinated
CASI enters its 50th year still struggling to overcome the long-term challenges created when the…
Career reboot, family draw MRA’s Mitch Thomas back to QC
For Mitch Thomas, it was the chance to join one of the nation’s largest employer…
50th anniversary will shine spotlight on one-of-a-kind CASI
“I had no idea.” That’s the reaction of many first-time visitors to the Center for…
Quad Cities lawmakers talk jobs, trains, education, childcare
The Quad Cities bi-state legislative team’s agenda for growing the Quad Cities is starting to…
