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Pentatonix Christmas Vibrant

Pentatonix Christmas tour to stop at Vibrant Arena on Nov. 19

Three-time GRAMMY Award-winning and Daytime EMMY Award-nominated vocal group Pentatonix announced that its “Christmas in the City Tour” will make a stop at the Vibrant Arena in Moline on Wednesday, Nov. 19.  Tickets for the show, described as the “boldest,…

See the companies named 2023’s Coolest Places to Work

The QCBJ’s inaugural Coolest Places to Work competition showcases employers in the Quad Cities region…

coolest places to work

Lego League is this weekend at Putnam

The Quad City Engineering & Science Council will hold a FIRST (For Inspiration & Recognition…

Quad City Engineering & Science Council

Davenport Police host annual toy drive this weekend

The Davenport Police Association will host the 21st annual Christmas Toy Drive this weekend to…

Espey earns IDA place management certification

Alisha Espey of the Downtown Davenport Partnership recently earned the designation of Certified Leader in…

Alisha Espey

Ott leaves City of Davenport for school district job

The City of Davenport continues to face changing times and changing personnel at city hall.…

Holmes Murphy recognized as a ‘Best Place’ to work in insurance

Holmes Murphy, an independent insurance brokerage with a Davenport location, recently was recognized as one…

Holmes Murphy

Local artist Peter Xiao exhibition opens Saturday at Figge

An exclusive solo exhibition by local artist and Augustana College Paul A. Anderson Chair in…

Family Museum to get $750k update to take kids ‘On the Road’

The Family Museum will undergo a $749,520 renovation that will feature a new “On the…

Family Museum

Lee Enterprises: Digital revenue grows, print is down

Newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises on Thursday, Dec. 7, reported growth in its digital revenues as…

Lee Enterprises, owner of the Quad-City Times and other area newspapers, will host meetings with investors at the Sidoti May Virtual Investor Conference, taking place on Wednesday and Thursday, May 8-9. shareholders

Donors can give blood, feed QC hungry this holiday season

Donors can celebrate the holidays by giving blood and feeding the hungry at the same…

ImpactLife River Bend Food Bank

EICC is National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense

Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is one of only three higher education institutions in the state…

EICC cyber-defense

Wreaths Across America in QC to place wreaths on Arsenal graves

Thousands of holiday wreaths will soon decorate the graves at the Rock Island National Cemetery…

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Bethany for Children & Families invites QC to new center

Bethany for Children & Families is hosting an Open Home event on Friday, Dec. 8,…

Bethany for Children & Families

QC Chamber announces new president

Peter Tokar III will be the next president and CEO of the Quad Cities Chamber…

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.

Community Foundation sends $155K in grants to 10 nonprofits

Ten local nonprofits have received $155,154 in fall 2023 Nonprofit Capacity Building Grants to help…

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