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Last Picture House’s Rooftop opening set

Downtown Davenport’s boutique movie theater and cocktail bar The Last Picture House has announced the grand opening of The Rooftop, an outdoor cinema and...

Bettendorf awaits 288-unit apartment complex near The Plex

A new 288-unit apartment home complex is being planned for north Bettendorf in an area already exploding with commercial growth called The Plex. That project,...

Road Trip Iowa highlights LeClaire, its businesses, people

LECLAIRE – Many of the businesses, people and places of this community were featured on an Iowa PBS TV show on Wednesday, May 1....

Fareway store is coming to Coal Valley

Fareway is getting ready to build another grocery store in the Quad Cities area. Fareway Stores, Inc. recently announced plans to construct an approximately 17,000-square-foot...
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College expands Augie Choice transformative experience grants

Augustana College’s 15-year-old Augie Choice program is adding sophomores to the juniors and seniors already eligible to apply for up to $2,000 to help...
Lee Enterprises, owner of the Quad-City Times and other area newspapers, released its third quarter fiscal report on Thursday, Aug. 4.

Lee report: Digital revenues continue to climb

Davenport-based newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises is nearing a major milestone. Its digital-based revenues are near the point of outpacing revenues from its print products.  The...

Lee hires transformation, commercial officer

Davenport-based newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises announced it has hired a chief transformation and commercial officer. Les Ottolenghi, a Fortune 500 senior technology and cybersecurity executive,...

QCBJ announces the 2024 Connect for a Cause awards

Three Quad Cities’ area businesses along with a collaborative effort of a local health system and veterans’ organization will be honored for their philanthropic...
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QC Farmers’ Market’s 3rd season opens Saturday in Rock Island

QC Farmers’ Market leaders say they are excited to return to Rock Island’s Schwiebert Riverfront Park on Saturday, May 4, for a third season...

Iowans to get refunds for mailer scheme

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird recently announced a settlement securing full refunds for Iowa businesses and charities targeted by a misleading mailer scheme.  The scheme...

‘Industrial marvel’ tank returns to Arsenal

Lucas Voss remembers when a World War I-era tank arrived in his work area at the Rock Island Arsenal for restoration work a few...

Reynolds to lead trade, investment mission to India 

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will lead a trade mission to India in September with hopes to strengthen the state’s trade and investment relationship with...

JOB OPENING: Director of Business Development

Quad Cities Regional Business Journal is seeking to hire a strategic business development professional to build and solidify business relationships with C-suite decision-makers. Responsibility...

Immigrants called QC’s ‘best kept secret’

Niyera Ninette remembers coming to the United States from Tanzania about 15 years ago and getting her first job. That job was at a...

Community honors Rock Island’s retiring police chief

Richard Landi was the center of attention on Friday, April 26. He didn’t like all the attention, but was grateful for the kind words, gifts...

Life Breads celebrates year of joy, tears, bakery goodies

When Meg Reed gets on the phone, she knows it might be an emotional conversation. “People call us up and thank us and they end...
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March QC unemployment rate up, nonfarm jobs down

The Quad Cities was one of 11 Illinois metropolitan statistical areas to see over-the-year increases in its March 2024 unemployment rates. At the same...
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HNI Corporation reports strong first quarter earnings

MUSCATINE, Iowa – HNI Corporation announced sales of $588 million and net income of $17.7 million for the first quarter, ended March 30.  In a...

McCloud named interim police chief in Rock Island

Tim McCloud, a 30-year veteran of the Rock Island Police Department, has been named as its interim police chief. The announcement was made by Rock...

QCIA project will help create a new Gateway to the future

The Quad Cities International Airport has not only launched the initial phase of Project Gateway –  the first public-facing terminal modernization at the Moline...
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