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Central Bancshares to acquire SENB Bank 

MUSCATINE, Iowa – Moline-based SENB Bank will merge into CBI Bank & Trust after a merger agreement between the two banks’ parent companies, the...

Update: Search for bodies continues at apartment building

The search for three missing men continued today, June 2, at a downtown Davenport apartment building that partially collapsed on Sunday. Davenport city officials gave...

Bettendorf marks its birthday by breaking ground on The Landing

The City of Bettendorf made a huge splash Friday, June 2, on its 120th birthday celebration day by breaking ground on its new state-of-the-art...
Figge Art Museum

‘Peanuts’ crew and creator showcased at The Figge

Find Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of the “Peanuts” crew at the Figge Art Museum’s new exhibition, “The Life and Art of Charles...
John Deere Commons Channel Cat

Channel Cat shifts into ‘whole new arena’ with upgrades

Local, state and national leaders celebrated on Thursday, June 1, the Channel Cat’s fully renovated John Deere Commons landing and dock in downtown Moline....
Stanley Center Living Building

Stanley Center Living Building celebrates with grand opening

MUSCATINE, Iowa - The Stanley Center for Peace and Security will unveil its new 100% self-sufficient building during grand opening festivities this weekend. The former...
Caitlyn Clark JDC Pro Am

Women’s college basketball superstar to tee up at JDC Pro-Am

Iowa women’s basketball standout and national star Caitlin Clark will play the John Deere Classic Pro-Am on Wednesday, July 5. Dubbed the best player in...
riverbend food bank

Riverbend Food Bank receives milk donation

Riverbend Food Bank got milk thanks to a generous donation from Prairie Farms.  Company officials delivered five pallets of shelf-stable milk on Thursday, June 1,...

EICC unveils Culinary Boot Camp sessions

CLINTON, Iowa – Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC) will host a Culinary Boot Camp, offering aspiring chefs the opportunity to learn the secrets of...
Nick Weist

Fallen deputy sheriff honored with memorial highway name

Knox County (Illinois) Deputy Sheriff Nick Weist, who died in the line of duty last year, is being honored for his service with a...
Crawford Company

Crawford Company’s growth sprawls into west Rock Island

Sometimes the answer to your business’ challenge is closer than you think, and in Crawford Company’s case, it was right around the corner.  Crawford, which...

Update: Three people presumed dead in collapsed building ruins

There are three men — all presumed to be dead — missing in the ruins of the partially collapsed apartment building in downtown Davenport. That...
Shameless Chocoholic

Shameless Chocoholic relocates to downtown Bettendorf

Rebecca Burns has found a sweet way to celebrate Bettendorf’s 120th birthday with a grand opening of her relocated Shameless Chocoholic store in the...

HNI completes $485M acquisition of Kimball International

MUSCATINE, Iowa – HNI Corporation has completed its acquisition of Kimball International after shareholders of the Indiana-based commercial furnishings company overwhelmingly  approved the transaction,...
Aledo Rhubarb Fest

How to stalk tasty treats at this weekend’s Aledo Rhubarb Fest

ALEDO, Illinois – This Mercer County town of 6,200 is getting ready to more than double its population when it welcomes the 31st Annual...
Common Chord will host its OneSound Piano Program again this summer

Common Chord kicks off events, raises funds with party June 2

Common Chord will host a block party from 5 to 8 p.m., Friday, June 2, at Laborspace, next to Rozz-Tox and Ragged Records in...
Protests near collapsed apartment building

Building collapse assistance roundup

Illinois QC nonprofits aid residents impacted by collapse Three Illinois Quad Cities-based nonprofits are joining forces to aid those affected by the building collapse in...

Former Bettendorf Mayor Ann Hutchinson dies

Former Bettendorf Mayor Ann Hutchinson, whose financial acumen helped pull her city out of a deep budget crisis in the mid-1980s, has died at...

Palmer celebrates $3M gift, renamed learning center

Palmer College of Chiropractic is celebrating a historic gift, and an updated, renamed learning center on its campus. The new Experiential Learning Center has been...

Quad Citians can still have a blast or two with old I-74 Bridge

Quad Citians who hoped to send the old twin-span Interstate 74 bridge off with a big bang will get their wish – not once,...
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