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Bettendorf’s Be Downtown celebration will be Saturday
Bettendorf is getting ready to celebrate. The city’s annual Be Downtown festival of events is set for noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 6. Many of the celebration events will take place at the 15th Street Landing at 15th and…
Quad City Area Realtors association joins new MLS
Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED), a leading multiple listing service (MLS) provider, has inked a…

Black Hawk ranked in nation’s top trade schools by USA TODAY
Black Hawk College has been recognized as one of the Top 250 trade schools in…

IMEG awards scholarships to 30 students across the U.S.
IMEG has awarded 30 scholarships for the 2025-2026 academic year to students pursuing a STEM-related…

Nominations open for Rock Island Citizen of Year awards
The City of Rock Island is seeking nominations for the 38th annual Citizen of the…

Take seat at One Table, help fill QC safety net gaps
Days after launching the One Table QC initiative to shore up the social safety net,…

Lifted Energy drink shop to open new site in Silvis
Lifted Energy – the coffee and energy drink shop in Moline – soon will be…

Nizzi Clark to keynote Iowa Women’s Foundation luncheon
Anne Nizzi Clark, the mother of basketball great Caitlin Clark and director of the Caitlin…

Tippie College of Business earns top-10 national ranking for Iowa MBA program
The University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business has earned national recognition for its Iowa…

Uncertainty top challenge for Iowa businesses
Uncertainty, be it due to geopolitical conflict, global market turmoil or rapid shifts in federal…

Jobless rate falls in QC; region has ‘resilient economy’
The unemployment rate – and the total number of jobs available – both fell in…

Editorial: Illinois business rankings improve
We’ve often been critical of Illinois’ business climate – particularly in contrast to Iowa’s –…

Foley joins Moline Regional Community Foundation board
Molly Foley, the chief marketing officer for IMEG, has joined the board of directors for…

First Trust opens bank branch in Walcott
WALCOTT, Iowa – First Trust and Savings Bank has expanded its footprint with a new…

Leadership Muscatine seeks applicants for 8-month program
MUSCATINE, Iowa – Leadership Muscatine, a program co-sponsored by Greater Muscatine Chamber of Commerce &…

QC Success Fair to assist veterans in job search
The 2025 Quad-Cities Success Fair – an event to help military veterans and others find…





