QCBJ News Staff's stories

Augustana recognized as 2026 Top College for Innovation by ‘Insight into Academia’
Augustana College’s work in expanding access to higher education, strengthening student outcomes and shaping learning to meet today’s students’ needs is gaining it some national attention. The Rock Island college announced it has received the 2026 Top Colleges for Innovation…
IowaWORKS to host ninth Quad-Cities Success Fair
IowaWORKS will host the ninth annual Quad-Cities Success Fair – one of the largest hiring…

Lee Enterprises touts ‘improvements’ in earnings report
Newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises’ third quarter fiscal report is showing “strong results” as the company…

WLC seeks 2025 Iowa Women of Achievement nominees
Nominations are open for the 2025 Iowa Women of Achievement Awards presented by Women Lead…

Muscatine to host World War II landing ship
MUSCATINE, Iowa – An important piece of military history is coming to the riverfront in…

Moline Kiwanis host trivia night ‘fun-raiser’ Aug. 15
The Kiwanis Club of Moline will host its annual trivia night “fun-raiser” on Friday, Aug.…

Five Main Street Iowa businesses awarded state grants
MUSCATINE, Iowa – Five small businesses – all located in Main Street Iowa districts –…

3 Iowa QC projects awarded $2.2M in July SBA loans
A trio of Iowa Quad Cities projects were awarded a total of more than $2.2…

Community Foundation’s QC River Connections grants open
The Quad Cities Community Foundation recently announced the opening of the 2025 QC River Connections…

CASI hosts Market Day on Saturday
More than 40 vendors will gather at the Center for Active Seniors Inc. (CASI) for…

Trinity Muscatine hosts Back-to-School clinic
MUSCATINE, Iowa — Trinity Muscatine Public Health will host its fourth annual Back-to-School Health Clinic…

Disney On Ice returns to QC with ‘Mickey’s Search Party’
Disney On Ice is set to bring its latest spectacle, “Mickey’s Search Party,” to the…

Bettendorf hires builder for Gateway Pedestrian Bridge at the Plex
Visitors and locals who want to cross Bettendorf’s Interstate 80 and Middle Road Corridor will…

St. Ambrose pins down plans for new women’s wrestling team
St. Ambrose University’s Fighting Bees will have another team to cheer on next school year…

Davenport rolls out new round of housing rehab grants
The City of Davenport now is taking applications for the seventh round of funding available…

IFA, IEDA announce 2026 Iowa Thriving Communities
Five Iowa communities are being recognized as the 2026 Iowa Thriving Communities by the Iowa…





