Featured

Filmmakers Race Against the Clock in Putnam’s 48-Hour Film Challenge
The Putnam Museum and Science Center hosted its second annual 48-Hour Film Challenge this past weekend, inviting filmmakers of all experience levels to create an original short film in just two days. Teams received their theme, “Evolve,” at 4 p.m.…
New ‘Dam to Dam’ race aims to flood Floatzilla with kayakers
The largest paddle event on the Mississippi River is aiming to get even bigger with…

Royal Neighbors appoints Trillo as general counsel, corporate secretary
Royal Neighbors of America, a life insurance organization based in Rock Island, has announced that…

$400K CAT grant awarded for Hoover library, museum expansion
WEST BRANCH, Iowa – A major modernization project in the works at the Herbert Hoover…

Dierks Bentley to perform at 2025 JDC Concerts on the Course
Multi-Grammy nominated country music superstar Dierks Bentley will take the Quad Cities stage this summer…

Centennial Bridge public meeting set for April 17
Planning for the future of the Centennial Bridge spanning Rock Island and Davenport will soon…

Riches makes ‘unforgettable’ impact on QC, Arconic
John Riches arrived in the Quad Cities some four decades ago as a cub reporter…

Report: January unemployment rate, jobs down
The unemployment rate was down in 11 Illinois metropolitan areas, including the Quad Cities. The…

Hilltop hosts community meetings for input on new plan
The Hilltop Campus Village (HCV) has scheduled three public meetings to get input on the…

ABI’s Crain joins U.S. Chamber Committee of 100
Nicole Crain, the new president of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI), has…

Regional Leaders 2025: Leaving their mark
The Quad Cities Regional Business Journal is proud to share some of the profiles found…

Discovering LeClaire: ‘Taste’ event brings customers to town
LECLAIRE – Marcia Ellingsworth was enjoying a day of shopping during this rivertown’s Taste of…

Nominations for ABI’s Leadership Iowa due April 1
The deadline to nominate Iowans for Leadership Iowa’s 2025-2026 class is fast approaching. Leadership Iowa…

Tri-City Trades council opposes local contract Iowa Senate bill
The Tri-City Building & Construction Trades Council is opposing Iowa Senate File 603, saying that…

Palmer Hills marks 50 years of golf
Bob Walsh has some great memories of the Palmer Hills Golf Course in Bettendorf. One…

Rock Island goal: Protect wetlands, develop property
The City of Rock Island is moving forward on an economic development project on 10…





