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QC Honor Flight expanding its mission to include more vets

The Honor Flight of the Quad Cities – the nonprofit initiative that transports military veterans to Washington, D.C., to visit memorials dedicated to their service and sacrifice – is expanding its mission. Now, vets who served in the reserves and…

Hobby Lobby raises starting wage to $18.50

Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. announced it will raise its minimum full-time hourly wage to $18.50…

Quad Cities Chamber sets 2022 legislative priorities

The Quad Cities Chamber shared Tuesday its recipe for growing the region’s population and economy…

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American Cruise Lines gets set to return to Davenport

American Cruise Lines, which began making stops in Davenport this year, is having a record-breaking…

Deere to acquire Austrian battery technology provider

Deere & Co. has inked a deal to acquire majority ownership in Kreisel Electric, Inc.,…

Aqua-Tech: A car wash with a ‘wow’ factor

About eight years ago, Dr. Brad Burt and his wife Katie went through a car…

Reuter named CFO for Ohnward Banchares 

MAQUOKETA, Iowa — Jacob Reuter recently joined Ohnward Bancshares Inc. as the company’s chief financial…

Birdies for Charity brings in $12.5 million

The John Deere Classic’s Birdies for Charity program brought in more than $12.5 million this…

Quad Cities’ businesses, volunteers, agencies add to tornado relief effort

Volunteers and businesses from the Quad Cities and across Illinois and Iowa are providing disaster…

Clinton Regional Development hosts annual meeting 

The Clinton Regional Development Corporation (CRDC) will hold its 68th annual meeting from 4-6 p.m.…

Holiday wreaths to honor America’s heroes

Thousands of holiday wreaths soon will be placed at the graves of American heroes across…

Deere expanding, opening Chicago office

Deere & Co. announced Monday that it will open a new Chicago office that will…

RI Auction to double in size, committed to Quad Cities’ home

Rock Island Auction Co. (RIA) is making a bid to double its size by 2023.…

Mayor Matson named global leader

Davenport Mayor Mike Matson is among a bipartisan group of 61 mayors from across the…

Group O expanding, adding jobs

Group O is adding 40 jobs and doing extensive upgrades to its Milan facility. The…

Prioritize lock and dam upgrades — QC lawmakers

Members of Congress from the Quad Cities region joined several dozen congressional leaders Thursday in…