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Deere shows signs of coming back

Deere’s success and the Quad Cities’ success aren’t the same thing, but they’re close enough to matter. That’s why the company’s recent earnings report is welcome news. The Quad Cities’ largest employer reported Feb. 19 a year-over-year revenue increase of…

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

Editorial: Midwest vs. Mideast golf

It is nice to bring some attention back to the wholesomeness of Midwest golf with…

DeWitt welcomes new Fieldstone residential facility

DEWITT, Iowa –  Fieldstone of DeWitt, a new residential community for people 55 and older,…

Editorial: Illinois exodus

The Quad Cities region works best when both Iowa and Illinois are seen as pro-business…

Editorial: A creative, calculated gamble by SouthPark Mall

In 2021, the New York Times reported that some 1,150 enclosed malls in America had…

Editorial: the Bison Bridge is an odd concept with real possibility

At first blush the Bison Bridge concept is strange. Very strange. Why would anyone put…

Editorial: Grow Clinton is the right approach

We were pleased to learn that Clinton consolidated its various economic development groups: the Clinton…

Editorial: Iowa Caucuses need Obama

We were disappointed that the Democratic National Committee (DNC) no longer guarantees that Iowa will…

Great start at WIU, WIU-QC

Just a little more than a year after taking the helm at Western Illinois University,…

Editorial: Cheers to new land bank team

Kudos to the leaders of Moline, Rock Island and East Moline who are working regionally…

The New Old Chicago Housing Redevelopment in Rock Island is an example of a redevelopment project that an Illinois Quad Cities Land Bank can help accomplish for the cities of Moline, Rock Island and East Moline.

One agency’s loss, another’s gain

The announcement that Tyla Sherwin-Cole was leaving Dress for Success Quad Cities to join the…

Illinois leads with nuclear power

Illinois should be proud of its approach to energy, especially with regards to nuclear power.…

Rumler’s departure

A hearty congratulations to Quad Cities Chamber President and CEO Paul Rumler, 42, on his…

We’ll share our views, please share yours here

When the Quad Cities Regional Business Journal’s website went live on Dec. 1, we were…

Seize this opportunity 

When consultant Tom Murphy came to Moline in July 2019 he advised Moline leaders to…

Bettendorf alderman appointed to national committee

Bettendorf Alderman Scott Naumann has been appointed to the National League of Cities (NLC) 2022…