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Safer Foundation celebrates 50 years of empowering

Safer Foundation is celebrating 50 years of service in the Quad Cities. Since 1976, the organization has worked to eliminate barriers to successful reentry for individuals with arrest and conviction records. Safer Foundation has been a trusted community partner in…

Repairs force lane closure on Government Bridge

Due to track repairs being conducted by the Iowa Interstate Railroad, traffic on the Government…

Home Show gets ‘new shot of life’ at new home

Bob Brooks was looking for a home generator and flooring materials. Others in the crowd…

Isabel Bloom celebrates 60 years of being a QC icon

Lori Hayward of Cobden, Illinois, gets emotional when she talks about her Isabel Bloom sculptures.…

American Cruise Lines season opens, Davenport stops to restart in June

For American Cruise Lines Saturday, Feb. 18 marked the opening of the line’s 2023 U.S.…

Illinois state senators headline QC Chamber event

The trio of Illinois state senators who represent the Quad Cities will be featured in…

WIU names Paul Edwards vice president for finance/administration

Paul Edwards, chief business officer for the Richard Bland College of the College of William…

Lohman Companies acquires E.H. Schroder Insurance Agency

Quad Cities-based insurance firm Lohman Companies has purchased E.H. Schroder Insurance Agency in Rock Island. …

Lohman Companies

Tyson Foods celebrates 40 years donating 40,000 lbs. of protein

The Quad Cities-based beef plant Tyson Foods is celebrating its 40th anniversary today, Feb. 17,…

UnityPoint Health celebrates 500th transcatheter aortic valve patient

UnityPoint Health is celebrating its 500th patient to successfully receive a transcatheter aortic valve replacement…

Trinity BirthPlace celebrates record number of births

UnityPoint Health – Trinity BirthPlace Bettendorf has marked a new milestone with the birth of…

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,…

John Deere

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…