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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…

RI County leaders to lobby for passenger rail funding
Members of the Rock Island County Passenger Rail Committee are in Springfield today and Tuesday,…

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…

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…

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…





