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QC airport posts new high in May passenger traffic

More airline seats and frequency for local travelers helped drive a 6%-increase in passenger numbers in May, the Quad Cities International Airport (QCIA) reported. According to the airport’s monthly statistics, a total of 65,467 passengers traveled through the airport in…

QC airport’s Project Gateway awarded $3.3M in FAA improvement grants

The Quad Cities International Airport announced today (Thursday, May 28) that it has been awarded…

Benjamin Leischner, executive director of the Quad Cities International Airport, slams a sledgehammer into a mock brick floor in late April kicking off Project Gateway’s Phase Two construction. CREDIT JENNIFER DEWITT

Multibillion-dollar data center proposed for Clinton

CLINTON, Iowa – A company that specializes in building massive data centers has big plans…

Steelworkers ratify 3-year contract with Arconic

United Steelworkers (USW) at four Arconic plants, including Davenport Works in Riverdale, have a new…

Strategic America announces Strawn as new president, CEO

Strategic America (SA), an integrated marketing and communications firm headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa,…

Quad City Bank & Trust sponsors Virtual Arconic Jr. Bix 

Quad City Bank & Trust (QCBT) helped provide Arconic Jr. Bix race registrations to local…

Olympian Sarah Wells to keynote Executive Women’s Day at John Deere Classic

Before the golf pros tee off for the 2026 John Deere Classic, the annual tournament…

QCR Holdings re-elect directors, declares cash dividend

QCR Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Quad City Bank & Trust and other subsidiary…

QCR Holdings 3Q earnings Gipple dividend

Local drive-in gets $20,000 Amex grant

MAQUOETA, Iowa –  The Voy 61 Drive In Theatre near this community was recently selected…

Edger named executive director of Vibrant Arena

The Vibrant Arena at The MARK in downtown Moline will soon have a new executive…

Illinois jobless rate remains at 5.1%

The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) recently announced that the state’s unemployment rate was…

Steelworkers to hold ratification vote on Arconic contract Wednesday

United Steelworkers (USW) 105, Bettendorf, will join fellow union members from three other Arconic locations…

Deere reports $1.773B net income for 2Q

Deere & Company reported net income of $1.773 billion, or or $6.55 per share, for…

Deere Davenport Works

Downtown Davenport businesses celebrate summer May 30 with Sip N’ Shop

The Downtown Davenport Partnership (DDP) and its downtown merchants are welcoming the arrival of warmer…

Corridor Media Group wins seven AABP editorial excellence awards

The Corridor Media Group, parent company of the Corridor Business Journal and the Quad Cities…

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Ascentra groundbreaking brings hope to west Rock Island

Dozens of supporters and believers of west Rock Island gathered Thursday afternoon, May 22, to…