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A fitting tribute to Robert Ontiveros
A 2007 study by the Manhattan Institute found that fewer schools are being named after people. Instead, more schools are being named after local areas or natural features such as hills, trees or animals. The researchers said these changes raise…
Prison education program deserves credit
Congratulations to Augustana College and its continuation of the Augustana Prison Education Program (APEP), which…
Preserve ‘the Rock’
The Quad Cities experienced some economic anxiety over the past couple years when John Deere…
St. Ambrose’s merger with Mount Mercy advances
The idea of merging two businesses is often based on achieving more growth, reducing costs,…
Replace Centennial Bridge
The Quad Cities is all about bridges: the new, magnificent Interstate 74 bridge; the ill-fated…
Leveraging the river
Up and down the Mississippi River, the Quad Cities region has been making incremental strides…
Aligning higher education with workforce
“How can higher education be responsive to the region’s education, training, and economic needs?” It…
Now or never
Everyone knows that Chicago dominates the political climate in Illinois. That puts downstate priorities, which…
Mindrup has a plan for WIU
Leading an institution of higher education is no easy task, particularly if it is smaller…
No closure in apartment collapse
The May 28, 2023, tragic partial collapse of an apartment complex at 324 Main St.,…
QC lawmaker fills Iowa’s No. 2 seat
In politics and governance it used to be an admirable trait to be able to…
Community Foundation welcomes new board members
The Quad Cities Community Foundation has added Quad Citians Linda Andry, Kristen Roberts and Laura…
Jim Leach: ‘Last of a kind’
Over the holiday season former U.S. Congressman Jim Leach died on Dec. 11, 2024, at…
John May is our pick
We congratulate Bettendorf City Administrator Decker Ploehn for being selected by QCBJ readers as the…
Corn Belt Port amplifies the Mississippi
The Mississippi River is the most important asset to the Quad Cities region. Unfortunately, for…
RIP, Gerald “Jerry” L. Butts
When new economic development or civic efforts are launched in any community or region, it…
