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Bettendorf Rotary’s Blanket Drive begins Friday 

The Rotary Club of Bettendorf is launching its fifth annual Rotary Blanket Drive in the Quad Cities, aiming to collect 4,000 blankets for those in need. The drive will run from Friday, Oct. 24, to Friday, Dec. 19. Last year,…

Ridgecrest hosts annual golf outing this Friday 

Play a round of golf for a good cause or volunteer your time in other…

annual dinner Ridgecrest Foundation

Bettendorf library adds laser engraver to Creation Studio

The Bettendorf Public Library has added a laser engraver/cutter to the maker tools available in…

Bettendorf Public Library logo app

QC libraries, MetroLINK partner for summer reading programs

There’s still time to enjoy the partnership between area libraries in Illinois and MetroLINK which…

MetroLink Summer reading free rides libraries

Big Brothers Big Sisters building gets new look

Jay Justin likes to tell a story of how Big Brothers Big Sisters of the…

Electricity ready to flow during 2023 Alternating Currents festival

Organizers of 2023 Alternating Currents are buzzing about a lineup they hope Quad Citians will…

$750K in Doris & Victor Day Foundation heading to those in need

Fifty-six Quad Cities community-based nonprofit organizations will receive $750,000 in grants from the Doris &…

Doris & Victor Day logo community-based nonprofits

Parties, events set up for BixBRAI weekend

The Quad Cities is getting ready to party on a first-of-its-kind BixBRAI Weekend. Thousands of…

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Immigrant Entrepreneurs Summit awards to honor business leaders

The Immigrant Entrepreneurs Summit (IES) is taking nominations for awards honoring individuals and organizations who…

Walcott Truckers Jamboree: Truck fans get a ‘really cool show’

WALCOTT, Iowa – Kayla Wildman was busy waxing the cab of a Demaree Trucking company…

QCIA urges business leaders to get on board new Charlotte flight

Quad Citians can begin booking daily “game changing” direct flights from the Quad Cities International…

Ben Leischner Quad Cities International Airport Charlotte

Unions are critical of plans to cut newspaper print days

Two unions that represent newspaper workers are criticizing plans by a Davenport-based newspaper publisher to…

A most generous region

One hallmark of the Quad Cities region is the generosity of its businesses and business…

Birdies for Charity 2025 John Deere Classic

Mel Foster, Westerfield help Big Brothers Big Sisters with grant

As a part of the Legacy of Caring program, the Westfield Insurance Foundation recently partnered…

Girl battling health issues will run bases at Modern Woodmen Stadium 

A 4-year-old girl battling health issues will get to run the bases at Modern Woodmen…

HNI Corporation releases 2022 Social Responsibility Report

MUSCATINE, Iowa– HNI Corporation and its family of brands have released their biennial Corporate Social…