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Valley Construction digs into its second century
No company with the staying power to reach 100 years in business got there by luck or chance. Add remaining family-owned to the equation — and multiple generations of leadership — and the likelihood of such a milestone becomes less…
Growing chain to launch Moline Tractor Supply Co. next month
With freshly painted exterior walls and prominent signage already in place at the future home…
Mississippi Valley YMCA tabs Whitson next president, CEO
The Board of YMCA of the Iowa Mississippi Valley announced today, Aug. 28, that Josh…
Abbott, Big 10 kick off blood donation rivalry
ImpactLife, with blood donation centers in the Quad Cities, is teaming up with the “We…
Geneseo ready for Sept. 4-6 Trains, Planes & Automobiles
GENESEO, Illinois – The 19th annual Trains, Planes & Automobiles event will take place Thursday-Saturday,…
New EM BIG program eyes business growth, revitalization
The City of East Moline has launched a new Business Improvement Grant (BIG) Program to…
QC Rehabilitation Institute names Stubbs as CEO
Shannon Stubbs has been appointed as chief executive officer of The Quad Cities Rehabilitation Institute…
Apply for energy assistance program beginning Oct. 1
Funds are available to assist income-eligible households with natural gas, propane and/or electric bills as…
Entrepreneurs Summit leader: ‘We can grow together’
Catherine Tran knows this is an era when many immigrants feel uncertainty and fear when…
RI celebrates talents, generosity of 2025 Citizens of the Year
A “serial volunteer,” the executive director of the Rock Island Downtown Alliance, a restaurant known…
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…
