QCBJ Editorial
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...
Fair Oaks back on track
After Amazon built its massive 2.3 million-square-foot Robotics Fulfillment Center in Davenport, it paused on opening it due to various economic factors. This delay...
Augustana bucks higher ed woes
Andrea Talentino has been president of Augustana College for just over two years. While she said her predecessor Steven Bahls provided a great foundation...
The best and brightest
Thursday, Sept. 19, the QCBJ honored 40 leaders throughout the Quad Cities who are under 40 years old with our annual Forty Under 40...
Manufacturing Institute is the right approach
Manufacturing is the economic foundation of the Quad Cities region as well as Iowa and Illinois. It is estimated that there are 800 manufacturers...
Support Grow Quad Cities
Economic development organizations across the country are continually trying to adapt to the changing economic landscape. Prior to the pandemic, many were focused on...
Northwest Bank’s next chapter
The lifeblood of any local economy is its community banks. So when a long-time community bank like Northwest Bank & Trust Co. in Davenport,...
John Deere’s downsizing hurts
The spate of layoffs from John Deere has us and others concerned about the farm economy and the Quad Cities’ economy in general.
What has...