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QC Land Bank attacking zombies, looking to future
Since 2022 the Quad Cities Land Bank Authority has been working to attack zombie structures in Moline and East Moline and reclaim Rock Island abandoned properties so they can one day be returned to each city’s tax rolls. Now with…
Mindrup, new VP, a key player in WIU-QC’s past; now its future
Kristi Mindrup, the leader of Western Illinois University Quad-Cities (WIU-QC) riverfront campus, has spent a…
Women’s basketball is back, catch the excitement
Women’s college basketball fans will be back at Moline’s TaxSlayer Center after a two-year COVID-19…
Deere CEO outlines ambitious technology goals
During a profitable 2021, Deere & Co. leapt ahead with its strategic plan to increase…
Boeing exec among 11 shareholders elected to Deere board
Among the 11 members of the Deere & Co. Board of Directors elected by shareholders…
Laborshed report: QC workers seeking new opportunities
Community leaders working to grow the Quad Cities region and employers searching for new employees…
Promote Quad Cities’ eateries, reward your favorite staff, chef
“People who love to eat are always the best people,” Julia Childs, the French Chef…
New Rock Island County Forest Preserve needs name
The newest Rock Island County Forest Preserve needs a name and Quad Citians are asked…
Dress for Success thrives despite flood of challenges
Dress for Success Quad Cities is sitting pretty these days. Not only is it thriving,…
Channel Cat gets $1.85M to add taxi stop at East Moline’s Bend
The Channel Cat Water Taxi will again be stopping in East Moline thanks to a…
Rumler lauded as he prepares to exit chamber post
As Paul Rumler’s tenure as president and CEO of the Quad Cities Chamber winds down,…
QCBJ Q&A: Doug House
It’s a measure of Doug House’s influence that Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced his retirement…
Deere’s 1st quarter earnings dip, still ‘impressive’
Despite a five-week UAW strike, a global pandemic, and persistent supply chain challenges driving earnings…
I-74 redevelopment rare opportunity, patience needed
After a slow start, a grand vision is coming into focus for redeveloping the large…
Pritzker touts surplus, tax relief in Quad Cities stop
ROCK ISLAND – Gov. J.B. Pritzker is touting Illinois’ $1.7 billion budget surplus, the first…
Pritzker to lift mask mandate, but not for schools
When Illinoisans go to work, shop or dine out at the end of the month,…