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United Way QC awards $2M in grants to 53 local nonprofits

United Way Quad Cities (UWQC) announced it has awarded $2 million in grants to 53 local nonprofit organizations. These investments aim to improve lives and strengthen the Quad Cities region over a three-year period, pending annual performance reviews and UWQC’s…

Aligning higher education with workforce

Now or never

history 13th president woman WIU

Mindrup has a plan for WIU

The Davenport

No closure in apartment collapse

The QC’s sports gem; Corporate support needed and appreciated

The QC’s sports gem It’s springtime and that means rain and baseball. It is also…

Parr’s impressive expansion

There are countless businesses in the Quad Cities that operate under the radar of most…

Shepherding Deere’s social responsibility

The social responsibility commitment of corporate heavyweights like Deere & Co is massive. How does…

2023

Thanks, Caitlin Clark

Even casual observers of NCAA women’s basketball understand how University of Iowa women’s basketball star…

caitlin clark

A baby step toward fiscal sanity

It’s no secret that Illinois’ pension system has been financially compromised for decades due to…

Welcome Peter Tokar III

Congratulations to Peter Tokar III, who is starting this month as the new president and…

Peter Tokar III will be the next president and CEO of the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce, beginning mid-January 2024, the organization announced on Wednesday, Dec. 6.

Editorial: What’s wrong with Davenport?

There was so much potential this year for the City of Davenport.  It was announced…

Davenport Hnytka Huff

Illinois continues it strong nuclear energy approach

Congratulations to the Illinois General Assembly for passing another piece of legislation that will help…

Nuclear

Birdies for Charity does it again

Congratulations to the John Deere Classic and its supporters for outdoing themselves once again with…

Business Continuity Workshop is Nov. 17

CLINTON, Iowa — Help your business prepare for an unexpected emergency or disaster at a…

Playing the long game

The Quad Cities is used to playing the long game when it comes to transportation…

Celebrating manufacturing

October is National Manufacturing Month, but in Iowa and Illinois it should be celebrated and…

Avoiding government shutdown

As of the publication of this editorial, it appears that the United States government is…

Celebrating Fast

The Quad Cities Regional Business Journal was again privileged to host the annual Fastest Growing…

Illinois’ important pro-growth legislation

We have been critical of some of Illinois’ legislative policies which negatively impact business and…