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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…

Voting begins for the Coolest Thing Made in Iowa
Now is your chance to vote in the race to name the 2026 Coolest Thing…

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…





