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Goolsbee tells QC ag, manufacturers to buckle their seatbelts
With its reliance on agriculture and manufacturing, the Midwest economy is especially sensitive to global economic challenges such as tariffs, Chicago Fed President and CEO Austan Goolsbee told leaders at the Monday, June 2, QCBJ Mid-Year Economic Review. The Q&A-style…
Forum focuses on fair, affordable housing in booming market
Fair housing legislation, the fight to preserve the American dream of homeownership and the challenge…
At last, I-74 Bridge pedestrian-bike path opens
Quad Citians are celebrating another significant milestone for the new I-74 Bridge: The Mississippi River…
Illinois Quad Cities Land Bank will reduce blight, grow tax rolls
Moline, Rock Island and East Moline are teaming up to reduce blight, create housing and…
Human rights panel needs Moline residents to help attack injustice
Six months after it was back in action following a six-year hiatus, the Moline Human…
Happy Joe’s spreads magic across globe
Quad Cities’ born Happy Joe’s Pizza is hoping to begin sprinkling its unique “fairy dust”…
Happy Joe’s 2.0 honors past, makes room for new memories
Happy Joe’s Pizza and Ice Cream’s half-century-old brand and its iconic restaurants are getting a…
Tips to safely navigate 2022 bridge construction season
As the weather heats up in the bistate region, so will the 2022 Quad Cities…
‘Sense of urgency’ needed for Quad Cities Tourism Improvement District
Visit Quad Cities leaders are pleased that the buzz is starting to spread about the…
Tips to safely navigate 2022 bridge construction season
As the weather heats up in the bistate region, so will the 2022 Quad Cities…
Grassley talks infrastructure, immigration, inflation
The $1.2 trillion federal infrastructure bill approved by Congress and backed by U.S. Sen. Chuck…
Tredway left indelible mark on Augustana College
Augustana College President Emeritus Thomas Tredway, who left an “indelible mark” on the liberal arts…
Mercado to host ‘first of its kind’ Día de los Muertos Parade
Leaders of downtown Moline’s Mercado On Fifth say they are “excited” and “ecstatic” about the…
Moline 150 to celebrate ‘glorious past,’ bright future
Moline city, business and community leaders are knee-deep in planning a “Moline 150” celebration they…
Recruitment, retention, partnerships key to WIU’s future
Guiyou Huang’s first year as president of Western Illinois University has been jammed with planning,…
Huang’s inauguration provides a progress report on WIU
Inaugural addresses traditionally serve as an opportunity for incoming presidents to share their visions and…