QCBJ News Staff's stories

Last Picture House to host “Unbreakable” screening
The Last Picture House will host a special, one-night-only screening of M. Night Shyamalan’s “Unbreakable” at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22. The event will feature a live hosting by Jonathan Decker, a licensed therapist, and Alan Seawright, a professional…
A church, a business, nine leaders RI Citizens of the Year
A poet-rapper-educator, a conservation leader, a police chaplain and a neighborhood hardware store are among…

GQCHCC’s multicultural mixer is Wednesday
Connect with the Greater Quad Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s members and friends while you…

Tippie adds risk management, insurance education to program
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business has announced a new…

Project NOW hosts Drive-Thru Food Pantry Thursday, Aug. 31
Project NOW will help disperse food boxes through a Drive-Thru Food Pantry in front of…
Blue Grass teen honored for helping local vets
BLUE GRASS – Quad Cities area high school student Abigail Johnson who is helping veterans…
Putnam History On Tap ‘where education meets libation’
The Putnam Museum will add a monthly event called History on Tap designed to serve…

Save the date for Mercado on Fifth’s 2023 Día de los Muertos parade
Mercado on Fifth is urging Quad Citians to save the date on Oct. 28. That’s…

‘Power of Place’ conference is set
The Western Illinois University Museum Studies program, together with the Figge Art Museum and the…

East Moline Community Fund taking grant apps through Sept. 1
The East Moline Community Fund, a partner of The Moline Foundation, is accepting grant applications…

QC unemployment rate increases to 4.4% in July
The Quad Cities unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.4% in July as its total nonfarm…
$25K Deere grant helps Waterloo students Discover the Dream
A $25,000 grant from Moline-based John Deere will boost the University of Northern Iowa Discover…

QC volunteers get ready to go ‘Over the Edge’
Brave volunteers will soon take to the rooftop of Hotel Blackhawk and rappel down the…

Help Lead(h)er celebrates 7th Birthday, Girl on Fire awards
Lead(h)er is turning seven years old in 2023 and to celebrate the organization is once…

Local organizations to host golf cart tours for seniors
The Friends of the Bettendorf Parks Foundation and Bettendorf Parks and Recreation will host the…

UPDATE: Republic elects Wade as fourth CEO of century-old company
The board of directors at Republic has elected Todd Wade, one of its division presidents,…
