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QCBJ wins 14 Northern Illinois News Association awards

DEKALB, Illinois – The Quad Cities Regional Business Journal captured a total of 14 awards – including four first place reporting awards and a General Excellence honor – from the Northern Illinois News Association (NINA) at its annual banquet here…

Seminars to focus on caregivers dealing with dementia

LivWell Seniors is partnering with Lauren P. Brown, award-winning author and Alzheimer’s expert, to bring…

Teerlinck inducted into Blood Donation Hall of Fame

Brenna Teerlinck donates blood, even though it may not be her favorite activity. “In fact,…

Project Renewal’s new Academic Center taking shape

Project Renewal in Davenport is getting a new look with a new $1 million Academic…

Iowa banks warn businesses of account takeover scams

JOHNSTON, Iowa — The Iowa banking industry is reporting a rise in sophisticated corporate account…

Subs needed to turn old Aledo school into Northside Lofts

ALEDO, Illinois – The ambitious Northside Lofts project is moving forward as Growth General Contracting…

Aledo Northside Lofts GROWTH

NoogieFest 2025 to offer free indoor Trick-or-Treating Oct. 25

The Cancer Support Community Iowa and NW Illinois at Gilda’s Club will host NoogieFest 2025,…

Augustana College plans planetarium, geology museum open house 

Augustana College’s John Deere Planetarium and Fryxell Geology Museum will open their doors to the…

Groups celebrate manufacturing during QC visit

The manufacturing world – with its thousands of jobs – is evolving rapidly, but is…

EICC to discuss workforce survey results Oct. 16

Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC) will host a regional Business & Industry Forum on Thursday,…

Rejuvenate Housing to unveil fifth home Oct. 15

Rejuvenate Housing, a nonprofit dedicated to reducing blight and expanding affordable homeownership in the Quad…

Jaycees of QC hosting Wine & Chocolate Experience 

The Jaycees of the Quad Cities will host its 2nd annual Wine & Chocolate Experience…

Iowa American Water, foundation support fire departments

Davenport-based Iowa American Water, in partnership with the American Water Charitable Foundation, has awarded a…

Plant of the Year spotlights Deere’s Davenport Works

Davenport Works, the sprawling John Deere heavy equipment factory the company calls a “smart, connected…

RI County leaders to lobby for passenger rail funding

Members of the Rock Island County Passenger Rail Committee are in Springfield today and Tuesday,…

Illinois State Capitol Corrections alternative law passenger rail

YMCA receives $1 million in memory of past leader

BLUE GRASS, Iowa – The YMCA of the Iowa Mississippi Valley announced a $1 million…