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Clinton hospital ending many maternal care services

CLINTON, Iowa – The MercyOne Clinton Medical Center is ending many of its maternal care services – including labor and delivery services, hospital officials announced in a news release Friday morning, March 27. The health care changes in Clinton are…

‘We Are The Collective’ event set for May 3

The second annual “We Are The Collective” event is set for 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, May…

QC chapters recognized among ‘Top 10’ by Royal Neighbors

Royal Neighbors of America, a fraternal benefit society located in downtown Rock Island, announced its…

Royal Neighbors of America

Rotary Club of North Scott seeks grant applications 

ELDRIDGE – The Rotary Club of North Scott is soliciting applications for Quad Cities area…

Rotary Club of North Scott

Scott County full speed ahead on folding Medic EMS under its wing

After months of study, the Scott County Board of Supervisors has taken the first formal…

St. Ambrose University, Loras College expand partnership

St. Ambrose University in Davenport and Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, have announced an expanded…

Local entrepreneurs advance in business competition

After two months of research and refinement, a group of regional entrepreneurs recently pitched their…

Free financial literacy class set this week

The City of Rock Island and Bridge Investment, Community Development Corporation, a certified Community Development…

Eddy Award winners are announced

The 24th annual Eddy Awards ceremony is set for 5:30-8:30 p.m., Friday, April 28, at…

Mississippi River River Action Eddy Awards

Why your SWOT analysis is useless

One of the traditional steps in developing a strategy begins with a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses,…

‘Odd Hours’ – film looks at need for volunteer firefighters

Jacob Smith is a third-generation volunteer firefighter who has been volunteering for almost 25 years.…

Life Breads Bakery: ‘It’s finally here’

Opening a storefront bakery that specializes in gluten-free baked goods was a dream of local…

Illinois unemployment dips as payroll jobs increase in March 

The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) reported that the state’s unemployment rate fell -0.1…

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Bettendorf receives ‘Healthy Hometown’ award

The City of Bettendorf has received the 2023 Healthy Hometown Powered by Wellmark Community Award…

Healthy Hometown awarded to City of Bettendorf

QCBJ’s Best of the Region celebrates area’s finest businesses

The QCBJ is proud to announce its second annual Best of the Region survey, which…

QCBJ Best of the Region

Nothing Bundt Cakes opens in Moline

“Let’s start giving these people free cakes.” With that announcement, Heather Sowards kicked off the…

Nothing Bundt Cakes owner Heather Sowards and Jaymica Hess