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MuscaBus stop amplifies story of girl who helped rewrite history

MUSCATINE, Iowa – City leaders, MuscaBus and the Stanley Center for Peace and Security are celebrating “Susie Clark: The Bravest Girl You’ve Ever Seen” and her place in history with a colorful public art display blanketing its City Hall bus…

American Rental Association names 2024 industry award winners 

Each year, the American Rental Association (ARA) honors individuals for outstanding service to the Moline-based…

Secretary Osman retires after leading IDOT’s ‘golden age’

Quad Cities leaders are lauding recently retired Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Secretary Omer Osman…

John Deere Classic wins two PGA awards

The PGA Tour honored the John Deere Classic with its “Most Engaged Community” and “Best…

New Clinton aviation school prepares pilots to fly

CLINTON, Iowa – Jon Aytes wants people to get a new view of this community.…

Lee Enterprises hits ‘milestones’ as digital growth continues

Davenport-based newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises continues to make advances in digital revenues. In fact, digital…

Pro pickleball event to give QC a $1.2M boost

A professional pickleball tournament is headed to the Quad Cities, which means a lot of…

Community Foundation grants nonprofits $125k to build capacity

Ten local nonprofits received a share of $125,000 in the 2024 Quad Cities Community Foundation…

capacity building grants Quad Cities Community Foundation

Iowa 80 truckstop’s Go Iowa Fund Grant supports local groups

WALCOTT, Iowa – The Iowa 80 Truckstop and CAT Scale Company this week announced the…

Go Iowa Funds Iowa 80 Group

United Way CEO pens kids’ book, creates a Power Pack for literacy

Rene Gellerman sees an early childhood literacy crisis in the Quad Cities area. As president…

Mathews to lead NAMI Greater Mississippi Valley

Mark Mathews will become the second executive director to lead NAMI Greater Mississippi Valley replacing…

Mark Mathews NAMI director Gallagher

John Deere employees set another record for volunteer hours, giving

John Deere employees worldwide set another record for employee giving in 2024 by besting by…

volunteer hours John Deere

Augustana tabs Kempker for new Center for Engaged Learning

Erin Kempker will lead Augustana College’s newly launched Center for Engaged Learning, Teaching, and Scholarship.…

Kempker Augustana College

‘Powerful alliance’ created; Bush Construction acquires UIC 

Bush Construction has expanded its business reach to St. Louis with the acquisition of a…

Renovation work complete at Rock Island City Hall

Rock Island Mayor Mike Thoms loves everything about the renovated Rock Island City Hall building…

Silvis’ Cervantes joins QC airport authority board of commissioners

Former Silvis alderman and retired longtime Rock Island Arsenal employee Charles Cervantes was appointed by…

QCIA safety