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Replace Centennial Bridge

The Quad Cities is all about bridges: the new, magnificent Interstate 74 bridge; the ill-fated Bison Bridge concept; the lighting of the I-74 bridge;...

Leveraging the river

Up and down the Mississippi River, the Quad Cities region has been making incremental strides in better utilizing the beloved river from Renew Moline...

Aligning higher education with workforce

“How can higher education be responsive to the region’s education, training, and economic needs?” It is a compelling question, but one that isn’t always being...

Now or never

Everyone knows that Chicago dominates the political climate in Illinois. That puts downstate priorities, which often don’t align with Chicago’s, at a disadvantage. But sometimes...
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Mindrup has a plan for WIU

Leading an institution of higher education is no easy task, particularly if it is smaller and has a limited or nonexistent endowment.  You have to...
The Davenport

No closure in apartment collapse

The May 28, 2023, tragic partial collapse of an apartment complex at 324 Main St., Davenport, which caused the death of three people, cast...

QC lawmaker fills Iowa’s No. 2 seat 

In politics and governance it used to be an admirable trait to be able to negotiate and compromise. That doesn’t seem to be so...

Community Foundation welcomes new board members

The Quad Cities Community Foundation has added Quad Citians Linda Andry, Kristen Roberts and Laura Scott to its board of directors as well as...

Jim Leach: ‘Last of a kind’

Over the holiday season former U.S. Congressman Jim Leach died on Dec. 11, 2024, at the age of 82. He was one of the...

John May is our pick

We congratulate Bettendorf City Administrator Decker Ploehn for being selected by QCBJ readers as the Most Influential leader in the Quad Cities. His positive...

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