QCBJ News Staff's stories
ImpactLife urges blood donations for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
ImpactLife is calling on the public to donate blood and platelets during September, which is designated as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Blood transfusions are a critical part of treatment for many of the more than 10,000 children diagnosed with cancer…
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,…
WIU student’s ‘beautiful solution’ for math problem to be published
A math problem solved by Western Illinois University student Noah Seys will be published in…
QC welding students to build bike racks
On the same day the Davenport West High School and Bettendorf High School football teams…
Community invited to paint mural for play space
The public is invited to join Western Illinois University, Quad Cities Parent Mentor program and…
Clinton coffee talk sheds light on Iowa Tourism Office
CLINTON, Iowa — Get to know the Iowa Tourism Office and TravelIowa.com at a Coffee…
Standberry named Western’s HR executive director
Western Illinois University has named Cassandra Standberry as its executive director of human resources and…
Boss Nationals: Show features top-performing cars
High-performing cars will roar into the Quad Cities and be on display Thursday through Saturday,…
