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NAI Ruhl Commercial celebrates 2025 awards, sales performance

NAI Ruhl Commercial Company recently honored its 30-person team for a year that the Quad Cities real estate firm said required resilience and creativity in getting deals across the finish line. At its annual award night Thursday, Feb. 26, the…

‘Spring for Sprouts’ set for Oct. 6

The “Spring for Sprouts” fundraising event is set for 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, at…

QC jobless rate drops to 3.8%, adds 7,500 jobs in August

The August jobless rate dropped to 3.8% in the Quad Cities metropolitan area compared to…

Military Retiree Appreciation Day set

The Rock Island Arsenal will host a Military Retiree Appreciation Day from 7:30 a.m. to…

C&W Fall Festival is Saturday, Oct. 1

C&W Trucking Inc. of Bettendorf will present its first Fall Festival from noon to 4…

Colleges and 141 employers unite at largest-ever career fair

Augustana College, Black Hawk College, Western Illinois University, St. Ambrose University and Eastern Iowa Community…

Energy assistance program about to heat up

Community Action of Eastern Iowa will accept applications for its Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program…

Former QC mayor criticizes train merger at hearing in Washington, D.C.

The federal Surface Transportation Board convened the first of at least three days of public…

BioLife going into former Dick’s Sports Goods building

A blood plasma collection facility is going into the former Dick’s Sporting Goods store at…

IowaWORKS’ Opportunity Knocks job event is Oct. 3

IowaWORKS will host its weekly “Opportunity Knocks Monday” job fair event from 10 a.m. to…

MercyOne partners with Signify Health, prepares for risk-based payment

MercyOne will participate in a 2023 accountable care organization (ACO) with Signify Health, as MercyOne…

Modern Woodmen of America honors NAMI’s mental health work 

Local members of Modern Woodmen of America (MWA) are taking action to keep brain health…

In the Works: September 2022 construction projects around the QC

The QCBJ’s In the Works feature spotlights new building construction, commercial additions and other renovation…

New director elected to HNI board

HNI Corporation, headquartered in Muscatine, announced the election of Patrick D. Hallinan to its board…

$1.6M grant helps YWCA expand Empowerment Center in Iowa QC

Fueled by a new State of Iowa grant, the YWCA Quad Cities is preparing to…

IDES gets $6.8 million to address unemployment insurance gaps

In order for Illinois to better understand and address equity gaps in its unemployment insurance…