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Woodward Charitable Trust awards $131,255 in grants
The Rock Island Community Foundation has announced eight 2025 grant awards totaling $131,255 from the Keith & Rosemary Woodward Charitable Trust. Rosemary Woodward was a long-time Rock Island resident who gave of her time and resources to make her community…
JDC scores its eighth PGA Tour Most Engaged Community award
The John Deere Classic was honored with the PGA Tour’s “Most Engaged Community” award, marking…

Augustana College tabs new assistant VP of marketing, brand
Experienced marketing professional Jill Johnson will be Augustana College’s new assistant vice president of marketing…

Common Chord, River Bend strike up new effort to feed QC hungry
A pair of Quad Cities nonprofits, Common Chord and River Bend Food Bank, are joining…

GreenState beats lending goal to narrow racial homeownership gap
NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa — Many Iowans are enjoying this holiday season in a new home,…

Bush Construction: ‘It’s really like a family’
Stephanie Hintermeister loves her job with Bush Construction in Davenport. As a project coordinator with…

See the companies named 2023’s Coolest Places to Work
The QCBJ’s inaugural Coolest Places to Work competition showcases employers in the Quad Cities region…

Moline in danger of losing $300k-$500K in pot revenue
Before dashing off to a ribbon cutting at Moline’s second cannabis dispensary today, Dec. 8,…

Moline welcomes Revolution Dispensary, city’s 2nd legal pot store
Moline is celebrating the grand opening today, Friday, Dec. 8, of the second recreational cannabis…

Lego League is this weekend at Putnam
The Quad City Engineering & Science Council will hold a FIRST (For Inspiration & Recognition…

Davenport Police host annual toy drive this weekend
The Davenport Police Association will host the 21st annual Christmas Toy Drive this weekend to…

JA expo inspires 3,200 teens to think about their future careers
Nearly 3,200 teens crowded into the JA Inspire Career Expo at the Bend XPO in…

Espey earns IDA place management certification
Alisha Espey of the Downtown Davenport Partnership recently earned the designation of Certified Leader in…

Ott leaves City of Davenport for school district job
The City of Davenport continues to face changing times and changing personnel at city hall.…

Holmes Murphy recognized as a ‘Best Place’ to work in insurance
Holmes Murphy, an independent insurance brokerage with a Davenport location, recently was recognized as one…

Local artist Peter Xiao exhibition opens Saturday at Figge
An exclusive solo exhibition by local artist and Augustana College Paul A. Anderson Chair in…




