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Grow QC report: Inflation slows consumer spending

In its latest market report, Grow Quad Cities said that consumer spending nationally had its second lowest quarterly growth rate in the past three years, but artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure spending kept overall real GDP growth positive at 1.6%. The…

RI Arsenal funding called ‘major win for Quad Cities’

The Rock Island Arsenal is getting more than $100 million to help keep employees on…

Home Show gets people in ‘mood to build’

Bob Howard was on a mission at the Quad Cities Builders and Remodelers (QCBR) Association’s…

Mayor tabs interim leader Gleason as city administrator

The Davenport City Council will vote Wednesday, Feb. 25, on whether to name Interim City…

Congress considers bill to raise corrections officers’ pay

Bipartisan legislation making its way through Congress would provide a one-time pay adjustment for federal…

AFGE Thomson federal correctional center

Hilltop CDC seeks to ‘imagine what’s possible’

Under inaugural Executive Director Jerry Lack, the Augustana Hilltop Community Development Corporation has been busy…

Davenport Kirkland’s closing as brand restructures

Kirkland’s Home at 4235 Elmore Ave., Davenport, is offering deep discounts as part of its…

Scott Co. supervisors reject plans for energy plant on farmland

A proposed $400 million energy plant that would have been placed on prime Scott County…

QC chamber seeks to fill new executive director post

The Quad Cities Chamber is searching for candidates to fill its newly created executive director…

Quad Cities chamber job executive director

L&L Therapy helps clients ‘feel good on purpose’

MUSCATINE — Even though this is the dead of winter and many people are complaining…

Women’s Business Centers receive record federal funding

The Women’s Business Center Program (WBC), a Small Business Administration (SBA) initiative supporting women entrepreneurs,…

Augustana accreditation extended through 2035

Augustana College announced recently that it has earned reaffirmation of its accreditation from the Higher…

Accreditation

UnityPoint offers free mental health training in Muscatine

MUSCATINE, Iowa — UnityPoint Health – Trinity Muscatine Public Health will offer free mental health…

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Flood Resiliency Alliance to address mitigation on Feb. 19

The Quad Cities Flood Resiliency Alliance will hold its next quarterly meeting on Thursday, Feb.…

Flood Resiliency Alliance

Figge to host ‘Raven and the Box of Daylight’ exhibition

The Figge Art Museum will host “Preston Singletary: Raven and the Box of Daylight,” an…

Figge Art Museum

QC gets lessons on power of sports tourism

John David wants people in the business community to remember this: Sports tourism is more…