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Choose Iowa grant helps plant Iowa-made products at Gas Spot in Davenport
A convenience store operator with Midwest roots has won a Choose Iowa grant to help it bring Iowa-grown products to customers of one of its stores — The Gas Spot in Davenport. InConvenience Inc, the owner of nearly two dozen…
Bettendorf Library announces 2025 winter reading program
Books, Blankets, and Bliss is the theme of the Bettendorf Public Library’s 2025 Winter Reading…
SCORE announces January is the time to find a mentor
Wherever you are in your business journey, having an experienced guide can make all the…
IEDA awards $400,000 to Maquoketa recreation project
MAQUOKETA, Iowa – A major improvement project at the Prairie Recreation Area here has received…
ImpactLife seeks blood donors during holiday season
To help build the Quad Cities region’s blood supply, ImpactLife is putting out a call…
Bally’s Chicago announces investment opportunity
Bally’s Chicago, Inc. this week announced the commencement of its offering of a 25% equity…
QCBJ Newsmakers: Progress reported for family housing development project
This story is part of the QCBJ’s annual Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up by the…
QCBJ Newsmakers: Pioneer, Cookie still lifting Modern Woodmen’s brand
This story is part of the QCBJ’s annual Newsmakers edition. This year-end wrap-up by the…
Moline is adding unprecedented number of new firefighters
On Wednesday, Jan. 1, the Moline Fire Department will begin adding a half dozen new…
Sensational to so-so: QC businesses reflect on holiday shopping
Onda Willert said this was a great Christmas shopping season for her small business – …
QC posts Illinois’ biggest November jobless rate hike, IDES says
The Quad Cities area recorded the largest unemployment rate increase in Illinois in November, climbing…
Jim Leach’s 10 ideas to “right the ship of state”
Former Iowa Congressman and University of Iowa (UI) supporter Jim Leach passed away Wednesday, Dec.…
A home for the holidays: 140th Habitat home dedicated
There’s a framed dedication prayer inside a new Habitat for Humanity Quad Cities home at…
Two local Iowans to be honored in the 2025 Legacy Donate Life float in Rose Parade
Iowa Donor Network has selected Angel Dominguez of Bettendorf and the late Joshua Brennan of…
Illinois jobless rate stable while November job totals slip
The November unemployment rate in Illinois remained stable at 5.3% but was higher than the…
Greater Muscatine Foundation honors those making a difference
MUSCATINE — The Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine recently presented its annual trio of Initiative…
