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Help unlock Arsenal’s potential

Quad Cities leaders are putting their heads together to bring more locals and visitors to Arsenal Island to enjoy the amazing things the Rock Island Arsenal has to offer. The current effort was kickstarted last month at a well-attended “Accelerate…

Replace Centennial Bridge

Leveraging the river

Aligning higher education with workforce

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…

Mercy Iowa City gets mercy

The University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics (UIHC) has a tagline on its website that…

Mercy Iowa City

Finding a voice in Illinois

One of our ongoing concerns is the disconnect between Illinois policymakers in Springfield and Chicago…

Don’t squander Charlotte’s air service

“Air service is a community effort,” said Quad Cities International Airport Executive Director Benjamin Leischner…

Ben Leischner Quad Cities International Airport Charlotte

New Aldi store in works for Davenport’s west end

More than 100 new ALDI grocery stores are being built or in the planning stages…

A most generous region

One hallmark of the Quad Cities region is the generosity of its businesses and business…

Birdies for Charity 2025 John Deere Classic

The next phase of the building disaster

The Wall Street Journal recently featured another article on the condo that collapsed in Surfside,…

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Amazon’s QC opening

With all of the economic turmoil happening at retailers post-pandemic and the well-documented coverage of…

Amazon Davenport

Support Quad Cities tourism

With the weather turning warmer and the school year finishing up, many are having thoughts…

Dave Herrell Elevate Iowa tourism scholarships