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Olympian Sarah Wells to keynote Executive Women’s Day at John Deere Classic

Before the golf pros tee off for the 2026 John Deere Classic, the annual tournament will shine a spotlight on a different sport and superstar, Olympic hurdler Sarah Wells.   Ms. Wells, a 400m hurdler and Pan American silver medalist, will…

Rejuvenate Housing to unveil fifth home Oct. 15

Rejuvenate Housing, a nonprofit dedicated to reducing blight and expanding affordable homeownership in the Quad…

Plant of the Year spotlights Deere’s Davenport Works

Davenport Works, the sprawling John Deere heavy equipment factory the company calls a “smart, connected…

Deere Davenport Works

RI County leaders to lobby for passenger rail funding

Members of the Rock Island County Passenger Rail Committee are in Springfield today and Tuesday,…

Illinois State Capitol Corrections alternative law passenger rail

YMCA receives $1 million in memory of past leader

BLUE GRASS, Iowa – The YMCA of the Iowa Mississippi Valley announced a $1 million…

River Action to host Oct. 14-16 Upper Mississippi Conference

Mississippi River stakeholders and advocates will come together for the 19th time from Tuesday through…

UMRC River Action

MuscaBus stop amplifies story of girl who helped rewrite history

MUSCATINE, Iowa – City leaders, MuscaBus and the Stanley Center for Peace and Security are…

Iowa Bankers honor Sorensen with James A. Leach Award

JOHNSTON, Iowa — John Sorensen, the former president and CEO of the Iowa Bankers Association…

Birdies for Charity surpasses $200M mark in local donations

Micaela Booth calls Birdies for Charity – the fundraising portion of the John Deere Classic…

WIU Bilingual Early Learning & Family Center hosts party

Ten years after it was first envisioned, Western Illinois University leaders cut the ceremonial ribbon…

Bilingual center

QCBJ event delves into The Plex, commercial real estate market

Commercial building projects around the TBK Bank Sports Complex in northern Bettendorf are moving full…

New Aldi grocery opens; hundreds of people crowd into store

Rick Lerch didn’t get much sleep Wednesday night. He was thinking about the new Aldi…

Koenig named The Family Credit Union COO 

The Family Credit Union, a Quad Cities not-for-profit financial cooperative, announced Tracey Koenig has been…

Rally goal aims to protect health care for Iowans

Health care in Iowa and the nation is under attack. Financial cuts are being made…

Natural gas facility creates energy at Scott Area Landfill

A renewable natural gas (RNG) facility has been set up at the Scott Area Landfill…

AFL-CIO to host Hall of Fame Banquet on Saturday

The 34th annual East Central Iowa/Northwestern Illinois AFL-CIO Hall of Fame Banquet, hosted by the…