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QC leaders laud passenger rail funds; warn work remains

Quad Cities leaders gathered at The Q late last week to celebrate $425 million in state funds destined for bringing passengers from Chicago to the passenger rail station Moline built in 2018 in anticipation of that moment. They also credited…

UnityPoint Health to offer free cooking classes

UnityPoint Health again will offer free Cooking with Heart classes beginning next month, January 2024,…

Grow Clinton’s Jingle Bell Jam is Thursday

CLINTON, Iowa — With the holidays just around the corner, Grow Clinton will host its…

Enjoy the holiday season at these QC area events

The holiday season is kicking off in the Quad Cities with a host of annual…

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‘Future of urban farming’ – New QC freight farm will grow crops

Ryan Wille looked at the parking lot at the Quad City Botanical Center  in Rock…

Realtors association presents awards, installs 2024 board

The Quad City Area REALTORS announced its annual award winners and installed its 2024 slate…

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Rental Hall of Fame inductees announced by ARA

Two men with long histories in the rental business have been named to the Rental…

QCBJ recognizes Forty Under 40 honorees

An array of business professionals, nonprofit leaders, construction industry representatives and multi-generational company leaders round…

Forty Under 40

MLK Center to honor outstanding RI leader at memorial service

Leaders with Rock Island’s Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center now are accepting nominations for…

Construction, family, community built into Caitlin Russell’s DNA

Caitlin Russell’s path to serving as president of the family construction business was laid out…

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2023’s Most Influential Leaders

The QCBJ’s Most Influential list recognizes the people who made the biggest mark on the…

RI County program to help businesses pay clean energy costs

Rock Island County is offering the Illinois Finance Authority’s PACE Program to help businesses pay…

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Genesis shows off robotic-assisted surgery systems

Dr. Robert Harson was talking about the great advantages robotic-assisted surgery offers to patients, when…

Grand opening details unveiled for Last Picture House

Grand opening events have been set for The Last Picture House – a boutique cinema…

WIU receives DOJ funds to train police

U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Illinois, and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have announced that…

Bethany, WIU partner for Giving Tree toy drive

As the holidays quickly approach, Western Illinois University-Quad Cities and Bethany for Children & Families…