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Editorial: Childcare is everybody’s business
Everyone knows that the workforce is the primary challenge for nearly every business, especially businesses in Iowa and Illinois.
Unfortunately, everyone doesn’t know that fixing...
Editorial: Manufacturing matters to QC
The term manufacturing is such a commonplace part of our economic vernacular that its true economic impact often gets overlooked.
Residents of the Quad Cities...
Editorial: Davenport’s pivotal ranking
There are a lot of rankings from media and financial companies with dubious methodologies and questionable efficacy. But the recent ranking placing Davenport as...
Editorial: QC scores big development win
Sometimes economic development efforts can get too cutesy like when the Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce decided to get membership payments via the...
Editorial: Midwest vs. Mideast golf
It is nice to bring some attention back to the wholesomeness of Midwest golf with the annual John Deere Classic, which took place at...
DeWitt welcomes new Fieldstone residential facility
DEWITT, Iowa – Fieldstone of DeWitt, a new residential community for people 55 and older, opened its doors to residents on Tuesday, June 28.
Fieldstone...
Editorial: Illinois exodus
The Quad Cities region works best when both Iowa and Illinois are seen as pro-business and pro-growth.
The recent departure of blue chip corporation headquarters...
Editorial: A creative, calculated gamble by SouthPark Mall
In 2021, the New York Times reported that some 1,150 enclosed malls in America had closed their doors since the heyday of giant shopping...
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 a herd of bison on a deteriorating bridge across...
Editorial: Grow Clinton is the right approach
We were pleased to learn that Clinton consolidated its various economic development groups: the Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce and Clinton Regional Development (CRDC)...