QCBJ News Staff's stories

Kraft Heinz Muscatine

Kraft Heinz to invest $60 million in its Muscatine plant

MUSCATINE, Iowa — Kraft Heinz is investing $60 million to modernize its local plant and keep more than 400 jobs in this community. The company recently announced it is planning to invest $48 million to overhaul the Muscatine facility. It…

Farm Credit Services distributing $134M in dividends to rural Iowans 

Farmers and ranchers in Iowa will be receiving $134.6 million in cash-back dividends returned by…

Babies get red hats for Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week

In honor of Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week ( Feb. 7-14), MercyOne will give every…

Legat announces new leadership team

Legat Architects,  with a location in downtown Moline, recently announced a new leadership team. Among…

QCBR Home Show slated for Feb. 14-16

Get ready for a show that highlights the newest in appliances, siding, roofing, flooring, patios,…

Royal Neighbors on Forbes’ Best Insurance Companies list

Rock Island-based Royal Neighbors of America has been included in Forbes’ America’s Best Insurance Companies…

MRA hosts 2025 Employment Law Update

MRA: The Management Association, based in Moline, has brought together expert employment attorneys from the…

AI MRA artificial intelligence young talent employment law survey MRA

QC Environmental Film Series continues through February

River Action’s Environmental Film Series continues through February, with three films and discussions remaining in…

Lee shows ‘continued progress’ in digital transformation

Davenport-based newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises touted its growing digital revenues in its preliminary first quarter…

Quad City Towing joins Cantrell’s network of companies

Cantrell’s Towing & Recovery is continuing to grow its regional network of towing companies in…

Cantrell's Towing & Recovery Quad City Towing

Ronald McDonald House Charities seeks to expand in QC

As it celebrates its 40th year of providing family support, Ronald McDonald House Charities of…

Ronald McDonald House Susan van Maur

Hilltop Campus Village eyes first new master plan since 2009

The Hilltop Campus Village (HCV) in Davenport is moving forward on its neighborhood master plan…

Davenport North women’s team gets $3,000 Sports Matter Grant 

The Davenport Community School District (DCSD) recently announced that DICK’S House of Sport has selected…

2025 Legislative Event Series features QC mayors

Tickets are on sale for the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce’s 2025 Legislative Event Series:…

Mel Foster Co. celebrates 2024 real estate performance

Despite elevated interest rates in 2024 that dampened market activity and contributed to low inventory,…

Figge’s new John Deere Gallery shares significant works

The Figge Art Museum opened its newly named John Deere Gallery on Tuesday, Feb. 4,…

Figge Art Museum John Deere