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Project NOW to host memorial service Friday
Project NOW and Christian Care will host its annual memorial service Friday morning, commemorating those who have died in the homeless community. The year’s memorial will commemorate 29 individuals and will begin at 6 a.m. outside the Project NOW headquarters…
Skybridge features new lights, more intense colors
The Davenport Skybridge is shining brighter this holiday season, thanks to a recently completed $408,000…

$50,000 T-Moline grant will bring mini-pitch to Moline Park
T-Mobile recently announced that Moline Parks and Recreation is a recipient of a $50,000 Hometown…

Lee Enterprises cancels special meeting
Davenport-based newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises has cancelled a special meeting of its stockholders that had…

Kirwan departs Illinois Farm Bureau board
After a decade of board service, Jeff Kirwan is retiring from the Illinois Farm Bureau.…

SSAB appoints Tom Cox head of Americas Operations
STOCKHOLM — SSAB announced Wednesday, Dec. 17, the appointment of Tom Cox as head of…

Parr Instrument unveils big, ‘truly beautiful’ expansion
Quad Cities leaders packed into Parr Instrument Company’s gleaming new spaces for a Tuesday, Dec.…

Foundation unveils historic conservation gift for Muscatine island
MUSCATINE, Iowa – An iconic Mississippi River island here will be preserved for future generations,…

Dress for Success names new executive director
Dress for Success Quad Cities has a new executive director at its helm. Mikael Gibson…

Women get help from YWCA, Modern Woodmen, Royal Neighbors
A century-old partnership between three Rock Island community organizations is helping support a YWCA Quad…

NRC renews Constellation’s licenses for Clinton and Dresden
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved license renewals for two of Constellation’s Illinois nuclear…

Mendenhall honored again for early childhood care
It’s been a banner year for Marcy Mendenhall with the latest accolade honoring SAL Community…

Passenger rail advocates watch Pritzker ink transit reform
Quad Cities passenger rail advocates joined Gov. JB Pritzker for the signing today, Dec. 16,…

QC Foundation awards $300k to boost affordable housing efforts
A “perfect storm” of problems and economics have created a massive affordable housing shortage in…

EM’s H.C. Duke & Son considering various expansion plans
A longtime Quad Cities ice cream machine manufacturer is weighing its options for an expansion…

Bears, QC foundation give $50,000 to feed QC hungry
River Bend Food Bank is feeding hungry Quad Citians with the help of a $25,000…





