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Teen philanthropy group awards $37,000+ to QC nonprofits
A group of local teenagers has granted $37,500 to 12 nonprofits in the Quad Cities region through the Quad Cities Community Foundation’s Teens for Tomorrow program. For more than 20 years, the program has allowed area high school students to…
Trinity College launches new medical lab program
Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences in Rock Island is launching a Medical Laboratory…
YWCA seeks nominees for Champions of Change
The YWCA Quad Cities will again honor those Quad Cities leaders and mentors who are…
Tickets go on sale for MVC Women’s Basketball Tournament
Visit Quad Cities announced this week that tickets for the 2023 Missouri Valley Conference (MVC)…

Grow Clinton opens registration for Leadership Institute
CLINTON, Iowa – The 2023 Grow Clinton Leadership Institute now is accepting applications for its…

Closing time: Adolph’s Mexican Foods saying goodbye to QC
A Mexican food restaurant with a history going back to 1952 and a large customer…

Per Mar Security Services named Partner of the Year
Per Mar Security Services, a leading provider of total security solutions for residential and commercial…
MLK center to host service to honor its namesake
The Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center will host the 40th Annual Memorial Service and…
2022’s Most Influential Leaders
LaDrina Wilson, CEO, Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce; CEO, Iman Consulting John Anderson, CEO, Quad…
HNI ranks 6th in America’s Most Responsible Companies
MUSCATINE, Iowa – HNI Corp. has been recognized among the top 10 of America’s Most…
Holiday Shop Up to pop up in downtown Rock Island
Just in time for your last-minute holiday shopping, the Development Association of Rock Island (DARI)…
Genesis CEO leaving for LDS church leadership role
Doug Cropper, Genesis Health System president and CEO, is leaving Genesis in June 2023 to…

Moline seeks to BOOST businesses, fill empty storefronts
Moline city leaders are launching a new program – funded with a $1.1 million grant…

HDC staff, clients participants honored at awards event
The Handicapped Development Center (HDC) recently honored its participants, staff and agency supporters at its…

Royal Neighbors launches RoyalConnect
Royal Neighbors of America has announced the launch of RoyalConnect – a new program for…

Jerry Taylor, longtime QC publisher, community leader, dies at 74
Former longtime Quad Cities newspaper publisher, and community and industry leader Gerald J. “Jerry” Taylor…