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New EM BIG program eyes business growth, revitalization
The City of East Moline has launched a new Business Improvement Grant (BIG) Program to help financially support commercial property rehabilitation, encourage new business ventures, and strengthen existing businesses in its major development areas. The BIG Program is funded through…
Doris & Victor Day Foundation awards $800K to QC, RI nonprofits
The Doris & Victor Day Foundation has awarded $800,000 in grants to 58 nonprofit organizations…
Downtown RI Grand Prix street karting race blasts off Aug. 30-31
The prestigious 30th Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix, the world’s largest karting street race, will…
Vibrant coffeehouses prepare for next chapter, new owners
Three years and hundreds of thousands of cups of coffee after launching the first of…
‘It was a blast’ – Rappellers go ‘Over the Edge’ to help kids
Pam Langfitt just rappelled down 11 stories (or 140 feet) on the north side of…
Illinois jobless rate falls again in July in all state MSAs, IDES says
The unemployment rate fell again in July for all 12 Illinois metropolitan statistical areas, according…
The Fords to share Oikos Institute’s 2025 Social Impact Award
The Quad Cities husband and wife team of Kit Evans-Ford and the Rev. Dwight Ford…
Black Hawk College’s renovated Building 2 ready for students
Rachel Savage is a big fan of Black Hawk College’s updated Building 2 on the…
QCIA sees 6% more passengers; July busiest month in 6 years
Fueled by local demand, the Quad Cities International Airport recorded its busiest month since October…
Recycle the Runway, help QC women find success
Dedicated fashionistas, and those looking for a fun, fashionable night out are urged to attend…
QC Community Foundation offers women and wealth panel
The Quad Cities Community Foundation will host a Women and Wealth – Purposeful Planning for…
Jets, Corvettes, BMX racing, rappelling
This will be a Quad Cities weekend filled with planes, jets, classic cars, a rappelling…
HNI to acquire Steelcase in $2.2B deal to unlock opportunities
MUSCATINE, Iowa – HNI Corporation has agreed to buy Steelcase Inc., and merge the two…
‘There is a place for you in accounting’
Grant Wolford, 19, of Bettendorf, loves the world of accounting and finances. In fact, the…
Hilltop Campus Village residents offer thoughts on new master plan
The Hilltop Campus Village (HCV) in Davenport will eventually have streets and intersections that are…
LeClaire YMCA will be ‘real big deal for everybody’
LECLAIRE, Iowa – This community will soon have an $18 million “landmark” two-building YMCA facility…
