Kenda Burrows's stories
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 to desegregate a U.S. public school through a court order 86 years before Brown v. Board of Education, are among the 2025 Iowa Women of…
Illinois Quad Cities to add area code; but don’t expect to see it soon
The Quad Cities will have a new area code to add to the bistate region’s…
Renew Moline, Bush partner on ‘catalytic’ downtown project
Renew Moline is partnering with Bush Development to reimagine the old Riverstone headquarters property at…
QCBJ Newsmakers: Fair Oaks deal: ‘Building on success’
This story is a part of the QCBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…
QCBJ Newsmakers: Fastest-growing Revive to expand again in 2023
This story is a part of the QCBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…
QCBJ Newsmakers: QC, that’s where more magic will be made?
This story is a part of the QCBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…
CNN Hero calls Augustana College experience ‘transformational’
“Find your ‘why.’” That was the central piece of advice Augustana College graduate Nelly Cheboi…
QCBJ Newsmakers: Happy Joe’s spreads magic across globe
This story is a part of the QCBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…
Rock Island celebrates year of progress, partnerships
Not only was 2022 a “successful year” of investing in progress and building strong partnerships,…
Tony McCombie Q&A: House leader pledges to grow base
When the 103rd Illinois General Assembly is seated on Wednesday, Jan. 11, its new GOP…
QCBJ Newsmakers: I-74 redevelopment rare opportunity, patience needed
This story is a part of the QCBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…
Davenport tops Best Small Cities list for remote work
The City of Davenport is No 1. on the list of Top 10 Best Small…
QCBJ Newsmakers: More to Mecum Auctions’ Quad Cities story
This story is a part of the QCBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the…
Rock Island Downtown Alliance step closer to reality
The effort to create the Rock Island Downtown Alliance, a public-private partnership being created to…
Black Hawk College to begin $40.8M renovation project
Black Hawk College is ready to begin a $40.8 million renovation project at its Quad-Cities…
New IRS deputy chief for taxpayer experience has QC ties
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently named Courtney Kay-Decker, a former attorney with Lane &…
