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Honor Flight QC reuniting its flight veterans
Honor Flight of the Quad Cities (HFQC) is organizing a first-time reunion to bring together any area veterans to have participated on one of its 60+ flights to Washington, D.C., over the past 18 years. The reunion is set for…
IMEG acquires MARLIN Engineering, expanding Florida reach and services
In a move that expands its capabilities in Florida, Rock Island-based IMEG has acquired MARLIN…
Iowa unemployment rate dips to 3.3% in March
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell slightly to 3.3% in March, down from 3.4% in…
Frontier Hospitality Group unveils new Hampton Inn by Hilton in East Peoria
EAST PEORIA, Illinois – Quad Cities-based Frontier Hospitality Group (FHG) has expanded its property holdings…
Ida Robinson: Building the King Center from the ground up
See a need, fill a need best describes how Ida Robinson has lived her life…
Gaye Shannon Burnett: Rooted in the past, building the future through art
When Gaye Shannon Burnett was searching for a name for her new arts organization, she…
Free bus rides offered to area bicyclists during Bike to Work Week
The Quad Cities three transit systems are encouraging Quad Citians to celebrate National Bike to…
Black Hawk College honors standout first responders
Black Hawk College recently honored two area first responders, an emergency agency and a private…
Lee Enterprises CEO ‘highly encouraged’ by company performance
Davenport-based newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises reported “continued momentum” in improving its operations, according to the…
Thornton Flooring acquires chain of nine Carpetland USA stores
Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based Thornton Flooring has purchased nine Carpetland USA locations expanding its geographic…
Melissa Pepper: Lifting up others, focusing on what’s next
When nominations were recently taken for the Quad Cities Regional Business Journal’s third annual Women…
Michelle Morse: Guiding Bettendorf’s next generation
Before Iowa mandated a statewide shift to science-of-reading literacy instruction, Michelle Morse had already made…
Top four products advance to the final round of 2026 Coolest Thing Made in Iowa
And then there were four. The Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) has announced…
IMEG ranks 51st on ENR 2026 Top 500 Design Firms
IMEG has earned the No. 51 spot on Engineering News-Record’s 2026 Top 500 Design Firms list, the Quad Cities…
MSA rises ENR on Top 500 Design Firms list
MSA Professional Services, Inc., with Iowa offices in Bettendorf and Cedar Rapids, has climbed to…
Honkamp leaders named again to Forbes’ BestinState CPAs list
Iowa-based Honkamp P.C. has announced that Katie Thomas and Greg Burbach have been recognized by…
