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Some five years after beginning its search for an expansion site, Fair Oaks Foods, LLC, quietly began operations recently at its new Davenport plant in the Eastern Iowa Industrial Center.  CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

Fair Oaks Foods’ new $134M plant now sizzling in Davenport  

Some five years after beginning its search for an expansion site, Fair Oaks Foods, LLC, quietly began operations recently at its new Davenport plant in the Eastern Iowa Industrial Center.  Fair Oaks announced its soft opening in a blog post…

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…

Top athletes hit court Thursday for Hoops in the Heartland

On Thursday, March 9, some of the region’s best female college athletes will tip off…

Brick & Motor Boutique opens in new storefront

A downtown Rock Island boutique is being called a “work of love.” Now, that work…

Retirements bring change to QC union construction industry

Steven P. Tondi and Alan Anderson, longtime labor-management leaders in the Quad Cities construction trades…

QCBT to assist first-generation students attend Black Hawk

Quad City Bank & Trust (QCBT) will fund four scholarships to help first-generation students launch…

Lee Enterprises reports strong digital growth in the first quarter

Davenport-based newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises on Thursday, March 2, released its preliminary first quarter fiscal…

UnityPoint Health to explore merger with Presbyterian Healthcare

Another healthcare system merger could be in the works. New Mexico-based Presbyterian Healthcare Services and…

Giving way of life for QCBJ 90 Ideas in 90 Minutes leaders

“Take risks,” “give back to your community,” “choose growth over fear,” and “wear pink lipstick,”…

Health officials: MercyOne-Genesis deal will help community

“Together, we are stronger.” That’s the top message from Bob Ritz, president and CEO of…

Auto Show time: ‘Everybody’s excited this year’

The  29th annual Quad City Regional Auto Show is taking shape. The show, which will…

WIU hosts free tax prep events

Western Illinois University-Quad Cities, in partnership with United Way of the Quad Cities, is now…

Ascentra raises $16,900 for local Salvation Armies 

Through its annual Ride 50 auto loan promotion, Ascentra Credit Union and its members raised…

Merger complete: Genesis Health joins MercyOne 

Davenport-based Genesis Health System has merged with not-for-profit health system MercyOne. Genesis and MercyOne officials…

Hammond-Henry Hospital prepares to unveil new medical lab

GENESEO, Illinois – It’s one thing for a hospital to undertake construction of a new…

Genesis Hospice among top 5% in the nation for quality performance

Genesis Hospice has earned a national award for ranking in the top 5% for hospice…