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QC Labor Day Parade honors unions, workers, community
Quintin Waterman was looking to the future and remembering the past Monday morning, Sept. 1, at the start of the 2025 Quad Cities Labor Day Parade in East Moline. Mr. Waterman, a longtime union leader in the Quad Cities, was…
Fareway project advances in LeClaire; summer opening planned
Work continues to move forward on converting a former Slagle Foods store at 1301 Eagle…

Employer event focuses on refugee workforce
IowaWORKS will host an employer event, Refugee Workforce – QC’s Best Kept Secret on Thursday,…

Palmer Grill to open under new management
Palmer Grill will soon re-open its doors to the public under a new partnership with…

QC Engineering & Science Council honors STEM professionals
Eight Quad Cities area STEM professionals and one technical organization were recognized by the Quad…

Moline Foundation announces spring grant season
Spring 2023 grant applications for The Moline Foundation now are being accepted for capital or…
Visit QC rebrands sports commission
Local tourism leaders hope a newly rebranded sports commission hits it out of the park…
‘Brightest and best’ seek to help Moline reimagine its riverfront
Moline city and economic development leaders say they were thrilled to receive 18 responses to…
East Moline’s State of City slated March 23
The East Moline State of the City address is set for noon to 1:30 p.m.…

Grant applications open March 13 for trio of Illinois QC foundations
The Doris and Victor Day Foundation, Rauch Family Foundation I, and the Rock Island Community…

Help celebrate, support QC hospitality scene, eatery owners, staff
In addition to a full and varied menu of eateries getting ready to welcome Quad…

Moline seeks world-class plan to remake billion-dollar front porch
Moline is knee-deep in the effort to create a world-class plan to help the city seize…
Deere planting seeds of global change via technology
John Deere leapt onto the tech world’s biggest stage last year, unveiling its groundbreaking self-driving…
Auto Show: Great weekend to kick some tires
Mark Smith of Blue Grass, Iowa, describes himself as “a car guy kicking some tires.”…

Augustana, Rock Island partner to bring tennis complex to Lincoln Park
A partnership between Augustana College and the City of Rock Island will bring a $1…

Farm Bureaus hit 1.5M meals mark with ‘Bushels for Hunger’
Farmers from across the Illinois Quad Cities region again helped local families struggling with food…





