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Bix 7 race: Event is ‘more than the miles’
Fans of the Quad-City Times Bix 7 road race are looking forward to this summer’s big race. Bix 7 organizers, sponsors and fans gathered Wednesday, March 25, for a kickoff news conference at the Quad Cities Waterfront Convention Center in…
Bettendorf Rotary’s Lobsterfest is June 10
The Rotary Club of Bettendorf’s Lobsterfest will begin at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, June 10, at…

‘QC, That’s Where’ there’s a museum for everyone
Visit Quad Cities and 16 area museums are teaming up this year to provide free…

‘Tailgate’ country music fest hits Clinton this week
CLINTON, Iowa – The planning and rehearsals are over. The country music is about to…

Building update: Protest planned, operations begin new phase
Work surrounding the partial collapse of a downtown Davenport apartment building at 324 Main St.…

Augustana College to see record-setting first-year fall enrollment
Augustana College is expected to boast record-setting first-year enrollment this fall thanks in part to…
Russell ranked on ENR’s Top 400 Contractors
Russell Group, Inc. has been ranked No. 278 on the Engineering News Records (ENR) Top…

Hotel Equities selected to manage Element Moline
Hotel Equities, (HE), a hotel owner, operator and developer based in Atlanta, Georgia, announced it…

Ballet Des Moines Brings STEM and art to Muscatine
MUSCATINE, Iowa — Ballet Des Moines will return to the Muscatine riverfront on Friday, June…

Whitey’s presents Cones for Kids for Bethany
Enjoy Whitey’s Ice Cream while helping local kids and families on Monday, June 12, during…
Jeff Dunham comes to Moline Oct. 19
Jeff Dunham will bring his “Still Not Canceled” tour to the Vibrant Arena at the…

Pritzker touts budget, record higher education investment
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker used a visit to Black Hawk College on Tuesday, June 6,…

Rock Island creates, finances pair of small business programs
The City of Rock Island and a key downtown partner are currently offering $1.25 million…

Hubbell-Waterman awards $1.2M in grants to 53 nonprofits
The Hubbell-Waterman Foundation has granted $1.198 million to 53 Quad Cities area nonprofits to advance…

Living Lands & Waters unveils classroom barge, new HQ
Living Lands & Waters (LL&W) has even more to celebrate this year as it makes…

Haitian art on display at the Figge starting Saturday
Visitors to Davenport’s Figge Art Museum — home of the largest collection of Haitian art…





