QCBJ Editorial
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...
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...
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...
Corn Belt Port amplifies the Mississippi
The Mississippi River is the most important asset to the Quad Cities region. Unfortunately, for decades it has been taken for granted or simply...
RIP, Gerald “Jerry” L. Butts
When new economic development or civic efforts are launched in any community or region, it takes years for them to get going and even...