QCBJ News Staff's stories

SBA extends small business award nominations to Dec. 22
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has extended the 2026 National Small Business Week awards nominations deadline from Dec. 8 to noon Monday, Dec. 22 National Small Business Week – which next takes place May 1-9, 2026 – recognizes the…
Celebrate Community College Month with EICC lineup
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC) is celebrating Community College Month in April with a lineup…

Circa ’21 invites families to step aboard for ‘How I Became A Pirate’
For those who “aaaarrrrrr” ready for some hilarious, musical fun on the high seas, Rock…

Voy 61 Drive In plans April 4 opening
MAQUOKETA, Iowa – The Voy 61 Drive In Theatre, located just south of this community,…

U.S. Army Jazz Ambassadors to play at Adler April 17
The internationally acclaimed Jazz Ambassadors of Washington, D.C., will continue a long tradition of presenting…

Regional Leaders 2025: Leaving their mark
The Quad Cities Regional Business Journal is proud to share some of the profiles found…

Competitors warming up for 2025 Quad Cities Corporate Games
More than three dozen area employers will pit their employees against each other in a…

Hoffman bid prompts Lee to extend shareholder protections
Facing interest from another company seeking to acquire majority ownership, the Lee Enterprises Board of…

Lagomarcino’s chocolates make Illinois Coolest Things tourney Elite 8
Chocolates made by Lagomarcino’s Confectionary in downtown Moline are among the Top 8 Coolest Things…

Stone Lecture to explore civil rights and the Jews of Selma, Alabama
The 2025 Stone Lecture in Judaism at Augustana College, “Navigating History: Civil Rights and the…

WIU to host 2025 Intercollegiate at TPC Deere Run
Western Illinois University Athletics will host the 2025 WIU Intercollegiate at TPC Deere Run on…

Regional Leaders 2025: Leaving their mark
The Quad Cities Regional Business Journal is proud to share some of the profiles found…

BHC inducting 8 into Alumni Hall of Fame April 3
Join Black Hawk College to celebrate eight new members of the BHC Alumni Hall of…

Royal Neighbors appoints Trillo as general counsel, corporate secretary
Royal Neighbors of America, a life insurance organization based in Rock Island, has announced that…

$400K CAT grant awarded for Hoover library, museum expansion
WEST BRANCH, Iowa – A major modernization project in the works at the Herbert Hoover…

Dierks Bentley to perform at 2025 JDC Concerts on the Course
Multi-Grammy nominated country music superstar Dierks Bentley will take the Quad Cities stage this summer…





