Kenda Burrows's stories
After pivotal year, Grow QC, chamber seek more in 2026
As the bi-state region enters 2026, the Quad Cities Chamber and its Grow Quad Cities arm are expecting continued progress in aligning their ambitious goals to help local companies grow and succeed while working to expand the region’s industrial space.…
New WIU-QC center a student, community, workforce hub
As Western Illinois University prepares to better serve the needs of today’s students and the…
New routes, opportunities create momentum for QC passenger rail
To help get passenger rail service from Chicago to the Quad Cities on track, leaders…
Economy rolls in Q4, but risks ahead, QC Chamber report says
The economy continued to “roll along” at the end of 2024, the Quad Cities Chamber’s…
WIU-QC reshaping, resizing to meet the needs of today
Just months after Kristi Mindrup took over as interim president of Western Illinois University in…
$1.16M OK’d to renovate new Davenport Junior Theatre space
The process to secure a temporary home for soon-to-be-displaced Davenport Junior Theatre programming took another…
Make mental wellness, wellbeing workplace priority
With nearly two-thirds of American workers living with a mental illness or the symptoms of…
Employers share unique, effective wellness programs
From sabbaticals to biometric testing and healthy choices linked to health insurance discounts, to inviting…
Deere reports Q1 earnings decline; expects more in year ahead
Deere & Co. stock dipped Thursday after the release of first-quarter earnings that put its…
Mental illness can impact worker retention, productivity
With nearly two-thirds of workers living with a mental illness or symptoms of one, the…
Moline mayor touts year of growth, investment, progress
Mayor Sangeetha Rayapati celebrated 2024 as a year of economic growth, significant community investment and…
Thoms lauds 2024 RI investment; more to come in 2025
Rock Island Mayor Mike Thoms celebrated 2024 as a year of growth that boasted a…
$3.2B Illinois budget hole may impact key QC chamber priorities
Illinois lawmakers say they’ll work to invest more in middle-income housing, child care, site-readiness, worker…
QCBJ Newsmakers: Stakeholders prepare to tackle NorthPark study
This story is part of the QCBJ’s annual Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up by the…
Little Rock Nine isn’t Black, white history, it’s U.S. history
Sixty-seven years after the Little Rock Nine was escorted by armed soldiers from the 101st…
Why employers should ‘kick the tires’ on DoD interns
Not only does the Army’s SkillBridge Program help separating service members transition to civilian life,…
