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Quad City MedForce lands Illinois state aviation award

The Quad City MedForce  – the region’s emergency helicopter service based in Colona – has received a top honor from the Illinois Department of Transportation (DOT). The emergency services provider recently was named the 2025 Heliport of the Year through…

‘This is fantastic’ – Grand opening held for Kobe Sushi & Hibachi

John Jiang was hoping Tuesday’s hot, muggy weather was not going to hurt people’s urges…

Kewanee to go Hog-Fest wild on Labor Day weekend

KEWANEE, Illinois – In Kewanee, Labor Day weekend is synonymous with its annual Hog Fest. …

Leaders, stakeholders to help guide NorthPark Mall rebirth plan

An ambitious strategy to right-size and reimagine Davenport’s NorthPark Mall as a hub of activity…

NorthPark Mall

Race to RI Grand Prix, stay for Rock the Blues party

This Labor Day weekend, karts will again race the streets of downtown Rock Island. But…

Fairmount Community Center almost  ready to open

An “awesome facility” is about to open in west Davenport. A public ribbon-cutting ceremony will…

USDA grants offer assistance for renewable energy projects

Clean Energy Districts of Iowa (CEDI) is offering free energy coaching to assist farms and…

Clean Energy Districts of Iowa CEDI USDA grants

2025 Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival announces call for entries

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The 2025 Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival (CRIFF) is seeking submissions…

Rock Island announces Citizen of Year winners

The City of Rock Island has selected the winners for the 37th annual Citizen of…

St. Ambrose, Rivermont announce enrollment partnership

St. Ambrose University in Davenport recently announced a new partnership with Rivermont Collegiate in Bettendorf…

SMG acquires Professional Communications, Falcon Security

Solutions Management Group (SMG) announced its successful acquisition of Professional Communications and Falcon Security in…

SMG Falcon

Food Rescue Workshop slated for Sept. 26 in Davenport

The Quad Cities’ Food Rescue Partnership will host its biennial Food Rescue Workshop to highlight…

QC Manufacturing Institute could ‘super charge’ the region

A new manufacturing institute will “super charge” the Quad Cities economy, get workers ready for…

QC celebrates 50 years of CDBG lifting up communities

Housing, city economic development leaders and other stakeholders gathered in Moline on Thursday, Aug. 22,…

CDBG Program

QC unemployment increases to 5.1% amid July job decline

The Quad Cities metro area was among three Illinois metros posting an over-the-year decline in…

Illinois unemployment rate jobless IDES decline

Figge highlights works of revolutionary Mexican muralists

Beginning this Saturday, Aug. 24, visitors to the Figge Art Museum will be treated to…

Figge Art Museum South Deere & Co. revolutionary muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros Lois Kames Young Artists