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QCAR to reveal Accessory Dwelling Unit design winners
The Quad City Area Realtors (QCAR) will announce the winners of its ADU Design Contest during a ceremony Wednesday, Oct. 22, at its downtown Bettendorf office. Short for Accessory Dwelling Unit, the ADU contest is a first-time initiative by the…
Iowa banks warn businesses of account takeover scams
JOHNSTON, Iowa — The Iowa banking industry is reporting a rise in sophisticated corporate account…

Subs needed to turn old Aledo school into Northside Lofts
ALEDO, Illinois – The ambitious Northside Lofts project is moving forward as Growth General Contracting…

Groups celebrate manufacturing during QC visit
The manufacturing world – with its thousands of jobs – is evolving rapidly, but is…

EICC to discuss workforce survey results Oct. 16
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC) will host a regional Business & Industry Forum on Thursday,…

Rejuvenate Housing to unveil fifth home Oct. 15
Rejuvenate Housing, a nonprofit dedicated to reducing blight and expanding affordable homeownership in the Quad…

Plant of the Year spotlights Deere’s Davenport Works
Davenport Works, the sprawling John Deere heavy equipment factory the company calls a “smart, connected…

RI County leaders to lobby for passenger rail funding
Members of the Rock Island County Passenger Rail Committee are in Springfield today and Tuesday,…

YMCA receives $1 million in memory of past leader
BLUE GRASS, Iowa – The YMCA of the Iowa Mississippi Valley announced a $1 million…

River Action to host Oct. 14-16 Upper Mississippi Conference
Mississippi River stakeholders and advocates will come together for the 19th time from Tuesday through…

MuscaBus stop amplifies story of girl who helped rewrite history
MUSCATINE, Iowa – City leaders, MuscaBus and the Stanley Center for Peace and Security are…

Iowa Bankers honor Sorensen with James A. Leach Award
JOHNSTON, Iowa — John Sorensen, the former president and CEO of the Iowa Bankers Association…

Birdies for Charity surpasses $200M mark in local donations
Micaela Booth calls Birdies for Charity – the fundraising portion of the John Deere Classic…

WIU Bilingual Early Learning & Family Center hosts party
Ten years after it was first envisioned, Western Illinois University leaders cut the ceremonial ribbon…

QCBJ event delves into The Plex, commercial real estate market
Commercial building projects around the TBK Bank Sports Complex in northern Bettendorf are moving full…

New Aldi grocery opens; hundreds of people crowd into store
Rick Lerch didn’t get much sleep Wednesday night. He was thinking about the new Aldi…
