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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…

HNI reports 4Q, full-year earnings 

MUSCATINE, Iowa – The office furniture and fireplaces manufacturer HNI Corp. on Thursday, Feb. 23,…

Nate Clark, Sarah Stevens named 2023 Male, Female Champions of Change

A woman who empowers other women to share their stories and helps provide healthcare for…

IRS working to improve taxpayer experience

Tax season is officially upon us, meaning more Americans are interacting now with the Internal…

Celebrate Buffalo Bill’s birthday in LeClaire 

Quad Citians are invited to join the Buffalo Bill Museum in LeClaire on Sunday, Feb.…

Aldermen grant historic RI Fire Station 5 temporary reprieve

A historic century-old Rock Island firehouse classified by city officials as blighted and targeted for…

Pritzker promotes Smart Start Illinois plan during QC stop 

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker was in the Quad-Cities on Wednesday, Feb. 22, to pitch his…

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker

Mayor: Bettendorf future is bright, despite tax rollback issue

The City of Bettendorf is financially sound, safe and flourishing – even though it’s facing…

Bob Gallagher Bettendorf

Deere CEO May touts ‘good year,’ predicts better days ahead

Deere & Co. CEO John May celebrated “another good year in 2022” and predicted “John…

layoffs Deere & Co.

Trinity offers ‘pathway’ for medical students

Abigail Burger is looking forward to a career as a medical lab scientist. The 21-year-old…

Abigail Burger, left, looks over medical equipment as Stephanie Tieso, Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences medical laboratory science program director, gives her a tour of a college lab on Tuesday, Feb. 21.

Young Adult Hiring Fair: ‘We’re hiring for everything’

Some were looking for jobs as photographers. Some were looking for jobs as teachers or…

Young Adult Hiring Fair

Dynamic duo: New YMCA/library opens to rave reviews

Children were getting a good look at the new Rock Island Public Library Watts-Midtown Branch…

Federal Point apartments set for January completion

The construction of a new $39 million apartment project near downtown Davenport is on schedule…

St. Ambrose Bees mingle with bison via VictoryXR partnership

St. Ambrose University has launched a virtual and augmented reality pilot program in partnership with…

Farm & Fleet makes Forbes’ Best Employers list for fifth year

For the fifth year in a row, Blain’s Farm & Fleet has been named as…

Monro buys, rebrands 5 Quad Cities auto service shops

Five area auto service stores have been purchased by a New York-based corporation that has…