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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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

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…




