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River Action to host Oct. 14-16 Upper Mississippi Conference

Mississippi River stakeholders and advocates will come together for the 19th time from Tuesday through Thursday, Oct. 14-16, for the annual Upper Mississippi River Conference (UMRC) hosted by River Action at Stoney Creek Hotel in Moline. The theme of the…

Thai Town Cafe 2 opens in Geneseo

NextGen Motors

NextGen Motors to expand, add employees

Habitat to dedicate new Davenport home Saturday

Quad Cities tree service joins the Arbor Masters fold

Advantage Tree Service, which for years has provided tree and plant care services in the…

Forever Me restores confidence in cancer survivors

While October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month, Forever Me Cancer and Specialty Boutique in…

Free course helps QC first responders cope with job challenges

First responders – police, firefighters, EMS, dispatch workers – and their families are urged to…

Update: MidAmerican delays aerial line repairs near I-74 Bridge

Low-flying helicopters and aerial line crews won’t begin repairs on electrical transmission lines or hovering…

Moline Foundation opens scholarship application period

The Moline Foundation has announced that applications are being accepted for more than $61,000 in…

Adcraft/Temple’s wins Innovation Award

CLINTON, Iowa – Adcraft USA Printwear has received the 2022 Grow Clinton Innovation Award in…

Birdies for Charity celebrates fundraising record

Clair Peterson compared the moment to Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams hitting a home…

Charles Freese, of DeWitt, Iowa, turns the winning key to start the new Lexus as part of the John Deere Classic’s Birdies for Charity donor contest. Mr. Freese, who was sitting in for his golfing buddy Ken Goddard, had the lucky touch. Mr. Goddard, who was one of five contestants to guess the correct number of birdies this past summer, wins a two-year car lease donated to JDC by Smart Lexus of the Quad Cities. CREDIT STEVE TAPPA

Silvis Pump Track now open

“This is so cool.” That may have been the most repeated sentence in Silvis Saturday…

Rhett Pavelonis of Silvis rides on the new Silvis Pump Track during the park’s opening day on Saturday, Oct. 29.

QC unemployment declines to 3.4% in September

The unemployment rate in the Quad Cities region dropped 1% in September to 3.4% –…

Donors make $150K impact on QC endowment fund

In nine days since the challenge was issued, the Quad Cities responded to the Quad…

Quad Cities Community Foundation student scholarships Teens for Tomorrow

WIU Leathernecks will tip off Dec. 16 at Vibrant at the Mark

Western Illinois University’s men and women basketball players will make history on Friday, Dec. 16,…

The Western Illinois University Leathernecks men’s and women’s basketball teams, who typically play home games on their WIU home court in Macomb, will tip off at the Mark of the Quad Cities on Dec. 16.

Bison Bridge team optimistic after latest I-80 bridge meeting

The team proposing the Bison Bridge project said it is feeling positive after the Illinois…

Clair Peterson oversees his last JDC charity announcement

Clair Peterson, the longtime John Deere Classic tournament director, will preside over his final Birdies…

Clair Peterson, executive director of the John Deere Classic

SBA celebrates National Veterans Small Business Week

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will celebrate National Veterans Small Business Week from Monday,…

I-80 Bridge project settles on ‘Final Four’ alternatives

A Quad Cities replacement for the 55-year-old Interstate 80 bridge over the Mississippi River will…