QCBJ News Staff's stories

Get peek at new Davenport Junior Theatre Kimberly Campus

Two days before Davenport Junior Theatre hosts its first theater and dance classes at its new Kimberly Campus, it is inviting the public to tour and celebrate that remodeled 1002 W. Kimberly Road programming space on Saturday, Sept. 6 The…

Country music fest ‘will put Clinton on the map’

CLINTON, Iowa – This community will kick off a new country music festival next year…

KENT Corp. named US Best Managed Company for third time 

MUSCATINE, Iowa – KENT Corporation is proud to announce it has been selected as a…

Skip-A-Long awarded $2M in federal funding

Skip-A-Long Family and Community Services, Moline, has been awarded nearly $2 million in federal funding…

Davenport’s DREAM revitalizing neighborhoods a block at a time

The City of Davenport has opened the fourth round of funding for its popular DREAM…

Davenport election primary city administrator

Kwik Star Criterium to mark 55th running this weekend

The online deadline for participating in this Memorial Day Weekend’s 55th running of the Kwik…

Racers crowd the starting line in this undated photo from a recent Kwik Star Criterium. This year is the 55th running of the Quad Cities race on Memorial Day, May 31. CREDIT VISIT QUAD CITIES

Deere raises dividend 8% per share

The Deere & Company Board of Directors on Wednesday, May 25, declared a quarterly dividend…

REDEEM elects board, officers

Revitalize and Develop East Moline (REDEEM) held its annual meeting Thursday, May 19, with the…

Revitalize and Develop East Moline

Downtown Davenport Partnership appreciation event is Thursday at K-Square

The Downtown Davenport Partnership (DDP) is hosting a We Love Downtown Davenport, an appreciation event,…

Downtown Davenport Partnership

Rock Island swears in a new city manager

The Rock Island City Council formally welcomed new City Manager Todd Thompson to the community…

Royal Neighbors earns Great Place to Work honor

Royal Neighbors of America has been recognized as a Great Place to Work for the…

Davenport students honored for blood donation work

Davenport Community Schools students are being honored for their help in donating blood throughout the…

Davenport Community Schools

Project NOW awarded more federal funds for Head Start

Project NOW, which serves the Illinois Quad Cities region, has been awarded an additional $1.6…

GROWTH kicks off long-awaited Shimer College reboot

Rock Island-based Economic Growth Corporation (GROWTH) is inviting people across the region to celebrate the…

Aerial view of Shimer College campus, GROWTH

Movies on the Mississippi rolls out in Davenport 

The Davenport Riverfront Improvement Commission will begin a Movies on the Mississippi outdoor film series…

Davenport election primary city administrator

Auxiliary lock to open for season at Lock 14

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, announced this week that the auxiliary…