QCBJ News Staff
Deere to lay off 225 employees at Harvester Works
About 225 production employees at John Deere Harvester Works in East Moline, were informed today, Sept. 20, that they will be placed on indefinite...
Midwest Hope & Healing awards $7,000 to area nonprofits
Midwest Hope & Healing has awarded $7,000 in grants this summer through the Moline Foundation to support area breast cancer patients and their families.
For...
WIU recruits small businesses for more on-campus food options
Western Illinois University-Quad Cities and the on-campus Illinois Small Business Development Center are inviting area small businesses to take advantage of available resources and...
IowaWORKS hosts career fair Friday
IowaWORKS will host Opportunity Knocks Friday on Sept. 22, at its center in Davenport.
The event — which will run 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the...
Moline honored again for outstanding budget process
For the second year in a row, Moline’s Finance Department has won a national Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget Presentation Award.
Out of roughly...
Serving the community: Bettendorf has new fire chief
Bettendorf officially has a new fire chief.
Troy Said was sworn into the office Tuesday night, Sept. 19, during the Bettendorf City Council meeting.
The council...
Bettendorf to celebrate ‘Bicycle Friendly Community’ award
The City of Bettendorf is being honored by the League of American Bicyclists for building a better place for people to bike.
During the Bettendorf...
First Central to host ‘Grilling for Charity’ event
First Central State Bank will continue its tradition of “Grilling for Charity” fundraisers with a cookout from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Sept....