QCBJ News Staff's stories

The Arc presents four honorees with Catalyst Awards
The Arc of the Quad Cities Area celebrated a local business and three area individuals with its annual Catalyst Awards. At an awards event Thursday, Aug. 7, at the Quad Cities Botanical Center in Rock Island. The Arc presented its…
GROWTH’s Shimer College project takes two steps forward
The redevelopment of the old Shimer College in Mount Carroll, Illinois, by Rock Island-based Economic…
Community survey on Davenport school district sizing coming soon
The Davenport Community School District (DCSD) is continuing a community-based facilities planning process by reaching…
New master plan for Nahant Marsh being unveiled
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, and Nahant Marsh Education Center, Davenport,…
Black Hawk College students eligible for $20K in aid to attend St. Ambrose
Current Black Hawk College students will be eligible for a combined $20,000 in scholarships if…
GROW Clinton donates $7,500 to Junior Achievement
Junior Achievement (JA) of the Heartland is partnering with Grow Clinton to provide JA learning…
New Clinton Career Advancement Center to host grand opening
CLINTON, Iowa – Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC) will celebrate the completion of the new…
No-cost breast cancer screenings available
Women in the Quad Cities now can take advantage of no-cost breast cancer screenings through…
EICC offers classes to become substitute teacher
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC) is offering the required course to earn a Substitute Teaching…
RNR Tire Express coming to Davenport
Davenport soon will become home to the newest location of RNR Tire Express, a franchise…
Augustana College to inaugurate 9th president, host street party
Augustana College in Rock Island will inaugurate its ninth president, Andrea Kathryn Talentino, in an outdoor…
Time running out to help Interstate 74 Bridge win national honors
Quad Citians are being warned that time is running out to enter their daily vote…
Honkamp has a new name
Honkamp Krueger & Co., P.C., a Top 10 Midwest CPA and business advisory group with…
Davenport movie theater plan gets $600K from state
A new movie theater planned for downtown Davenport. The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum…
Hand in Hand’s Tessa’s Place open house is Oct. 12
After months of renovations, Hand in Hand’s main location – Tessa’s Place in Bettendorf –…
Hero Street Rededication set for 4 p.m. Wednesday
The Quad Cities community is invited on Wednesday, Oct. 12, to help rededicate Silvis’ Hero…




