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QCBJ Newsmakers: From concerts to Clark—2023 best JDC ever?
This story is part of the QCBJ’s Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up from the staff of the Quad Cities Regional Business Journal includes some of the biggest stories we brought you in 2023. It’s also a tradition by our parent…
Q&A: Bettendorf Mayor Bob Gallagher comments on railroad merger
With the battle still brewing locally and regionally over the merger of the Canadian Pacific…
Sellout, national TV ‘Dream’ for Quad Cities River Bandits, Kernels
When the idea first hit Dave Heller – the driving force behind making Davenport’s Modern…
QC bars, eateries take seat at Corridor table
A trio of bars and restaurants new to the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City market are proven…
Farewells suit John Deere Classic director to a tee
SILVIS – Doug Milne has sat alongside Tiger Woods and every other big name in…
John Deere Classic loved by more than new champion
SILVIS– J.T. Poston had $1.278 million reasons on Sunday, July 3, to love the John…
LIV won’t change John Deere Classic’s course
SILVIS – Zach Johnson is more than a former champion of the John Deere Classic.…
John Deere Classic attendees score “Gotta Haves”
SILVIS — Some of the biggest names in golf are among the 156 pros playing…
This Quad Cities Birdie found her perfect John Deere Classic nest
Fireworks are hardly a Fourth of July priority for Micaela Booth. Instead, after a week…
Local golf courses see business upswing from the John Deere Classic
The annual John Deere Classic is billed as the biggest week of golf in the…
John Deere Classic director realizes big league dreams but on a different field
Growing up in the sleepy western Iowa town of Carroll, Andrew Lehman had big league…
John Deere Classic tees up star-studded party; fitting finale for Clair Peterson
COVID-19 canceled the 2020 John Deere Classic. Pandemic restrictions last summer also limited the locally…
Chip in with the John Deere Classic for local charity
The John Deere Classic is more than a pro golf tournament. The local PGA Tour…
QC Marathon will cross 25th anniversary milepost
BETTENDORF – A new bridge. A new course. A new logo. The TBK Bank Quad…
JDC relationships mean ‘good business’
Retiring John Deere Classic tournament director Clair Peterson drove home the enduring charm of the…
QC Marathon reaches 25th anniversary milepost
BETTENDORF – A new bridge. A new course. A new logo. The TBK Bank Quad…