QCBJ News Staff's stories

Coharbor Russell partnering to build St. Louis veterans clinic
Coharbor Russell Group LLC, a service-disabled veteran owned business (SDVOB), and Oculus Inc., an architecture/design firm, are combining forces to build a new $13.2 million veterans medical clinic in St. Louis, Missouri. The companies recently announced they were awarded the…
Sculpture Garden a backdrop for meditation, yoga at the Figge
Large works of art are springing up at the Figge Art Museum in a Sculpture…

The Hemp Doctor to be in the house for 2024 Grand Prix
The annual Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix is welcoming a new national level sponsor: The…

Grow Clinton hosting Journey to Your Vision Seminar
CLINTON, Iowa – Grow Clinton is hosting a free, half-day seminar, The Journey to Your…

Laugh, learn at Muscatine Community College Latino Family Day
MUSCATINE, Iowa – Muscatine Community College (MCC) will host Latino Family Day, a celebration for…

Bettendorf parks, public works employees nab awards
Bettendorf Public Works Department and Parks & Recreation Department employees Jason Manfull and Isaac Jacobs…

Lee Enterprises reacts to company buying large amount of stock
Davenport-based newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises has launched a protective plan against another possible effort to…

Barkin’ Beans Coffee shop closing in Silvis
The Barkin’ Beans Coffee Co. in Silvis is going out of business. Owners of the…

QC payroll declines over the year as unemployment rises
The unemployment rate increased year-over-year in all Illinois metropolitan statistical areas including the Quad Cities,…

WIU works to better welcome students with Autism
The Western Illinois University Justice, Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (JIDE) is working on a fundraising…

WVIK shares guest lineup for Saturday Morning Live! shows
WVIK’s Saturday Morning Live! has released the upcoming schedule of guests for the 10 a.m.…

Muscatine Community College to celebrate Legends on April 4
MUSCATINE, Iowa – Muscatine Community College will host its annual MCC Legends celebration at 5:30…

Register now for River Action’s Floatzilla
Registration is already underway for Floatzilla 2024 – the largest paddle event on the Mississippi…

Moline among Travel + Leisure’s 10 Best Places to Live in Illinois
The City of Moline has been selected as one of the 10 Best Places to…

Augustana to host ‘Moved by Waters’ screening, panel discussion
Augustana College will offer a free screening of “Moved by Waters,” a documentary focused on…

Modern Woodmen Park has upgraded lighting system
In cooperation with the City of Davenport and Musco Lighting, the Quad Cities River Bandits…





