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Augustana UMC seeks partners for regional problem solving

Augustana College’s Upper Mississippi Center (UMC) is inviting applications for community partnerships through its Augustana Accelerator program.  Cities, counties, and local organizations are encouraged to submit proposals for one-to two-year collaborations aimed at addressing high-priority regional challenges. The Augustana Accelerator…

GrowthCLUB business workshop set for March 9

GrowthCLUB will host a business workshop from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, March 9, at The…

Deere stock rises on heels of higher than expected 1st quarter earnings

John Deere’s stock was soaring even before markets opened today, Feb. 17, after the agricultural,…

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Reports: Lee Enterprises tells many employees to take unpaid furloughs

Davenport-based newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises is telling many of its workers to take an unpaid,…

QCBJ to showcase nonprofits

To shine a spotlight on the critical work that the region’s nonprofits do everyday, the…

QC Home Show: It will be ‘out of this world’

Tables are being moved. Fireplace displays are being built. Living room and bedroom displays are…

Deere donation helps start welding program at Arrowhead Ranch

Anthony Campbell is blunt about his life and some of the bad decisions he has…

Moline crowd seeks help naming new annual festival

After the rave reviews for last summer’s smash hit Moline 150 Sesquicentennial celebration, the City…

QC Chamber, Rock Island make downtown placemaking pact official

Rock Island aldermen on Monday, Feb. 13, officially launched the city’s new partnership with the…

HNI announces quarterly dividend

MUSCATINE, Iowa – HNI Corporation announced Tuesday, Feb. 14, that its board of directors has…

Girl Scout Cookies arrive in QC region

The cookies are here. The cookies are here. Girl Scout Cookie booths will soon pop…

$15M waste transfer station advances for empty Moline industrial park

Moline leaders are working through the lengthy process required to welcome a waste and material…

Wartburg College’s new president plans Bettendorf stop

The new president of Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, will attend a meet-and-greet event in…

Wanted: Food safety and consumer safety inspectors

The federal government is bringing its search for food inspectors and consumer safety inspectors to…

Middle/Forest Grove intersection closing Feb. 21 for final phase work

The final phase of the $11.5 million reconstruction of Bettendorf’s Forest Grove Drive will begin…

St. Ambrose appoints Roidt as new provost

Joseph M. Roidt, current provost at Dakota Wesleyan University, has been named the next provost…