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Grow Clinton leader: ‘We are doing community development’

CLINTON, Iowa – The Grow Clinton organization is vastly helping this community, despite facing some challenging times. Many of those challenges have been caused by a proposed data center project that has turned into a heated and controversial issue in…

Great Southern, Greenlight partner on family financial app

Great Southern Bank has announced a partnership with Greenlight  Financial Technology, Inc. to better serve…

LeClaire Shop Hop will be Saturday

LECLAIRE, Iowa – The third annual  LeClaire Shop Hop will be 10 a.m. to 4…

Illinois Manufacturers’ annual Makers Madness enters Final 4 round

As voting opens in the final round of the 2026 “Makers Madness” contest, just four…

Iowa unemployment holds at 3.4% in January as labor force participation rises

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 3.4% in January, while the state added…

Stone’s Throw: Tubas made the old-fashioned way — by hand, on a farm, one at a time

On a remote farm in rural Camanche, Iowa, Lee Stofer, Jr. is part of a…

Lee Stofer with two of his restored tubas in his instrument shop in Camanche. CREDIT JONATHAN TURNER

Voting begins for the Coolest Thing Made in Iowa

Now is your chance to vote in the race to name the 2026 Coolest Thing…

Coolest Thing Made in Iowa John Deere ABI

Jim Victor Memorial JA Golf Classic will be May 4

Junior Achievement of the Heartland invites the community to participate in the annual Jim Victor…

GECU rewards $250,000 bonus dividend to members

The Rock Island-based Gas & Electric Credit Union recently awarded a $250,000 bonus dividend payout…

Regional housing markets show strong price growth in 2025

Home prices in the regional market continue to outpace national trends, with some local metropolitan…

Redevelopment zone designation offers new incentives in Moline

The City of Moline has been designated as a River Edge Redevelopment Zone (RERZ), opening…

$400M energy plant project looks for state approval

Plans to bring a $400 million energy generating facility to farmland in rural Scott County…

American Power Systems celebrating 20 years

American Power Systems, Inc. (APS) is celebrating 20 years in business. The Davenport-based APS, located…

New public relations firm opens in region

MAQUOKETA, Iowa – A new public relations and communications company called  AMK Communications, LLC is…

Blackhawk announces bank leadership transition

Blackhawk Bank & Trust has announced Eric Huiskamp Mutka has been named  the new president…

Locals wage Battle of the Businesses to support Common Chord

Quad Cities business and community leaders will take to the stage Saturday, April 11, for…