Opinion

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Mental health matters; employers can promote wellness

The pandemic made many people, including leaders and managers, more aware of the importance of mental wellness. Unfortunately, what we’re now seeing is that...

QC Heart Walk needs your help

Minutes and seconds matter when someone is having a heart attack or stroke. Often, there is little warning, and the people nearby are best...
Arconic Corp.

Arconic’s private future

Anytime one of the region’s largest and most important businesses gets sold to a private equity firm there’s bound to be countless questions. And that’s...

The Art of Aging: Take control of your future by being proactive

“The process of maturing is an art to be learned, an effort to be sustained,” according to Myra Mannes. But how proactive are you...
Brandon Johnson

Editorial: Chicago’s broken olive branch to businesses

Many folks in downstate Illinois rightfully lament Chicago’s outsized influence in the state, especially its caustic attitude towards businesses. Chicago’s outgoing Mayor Lori Lightfoot couldn’t...

Don’t be afraid of ChatGPT

ChatGPT has arrived, bringing artificial intelligence (AI) directly into the workplace, classroom and other parts of our lives to create what is essentially a...

Why your SWOT analysis is useless

One of the traditional steps in developing a strategy begins with a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis.  The results are often unremarkable, highlighting...
IMEG

IMEG’s M&A award

There are few companies in any industry in the Quad Cities that have had as many acquisitions over the past couple of years as...

Educate yourself during National Financial Literacy Month

Financial literacy, or the ability to make sound financial decisions, can have a significant impact  on a person’s future. As such, I hope QCBJ...
Heidi Huiskamp Collins

Launch your student’s search early for the best college deal and price

After the funding of your home, the cost of your student’s college experience is probably the largest outlay your family will make. That’s why...
Kent Pet Group

Muscatine companies make waves

Muscatine has for a long time had an amazing number of big, successful businesses that belied the number of residents in the community of...

Healthcare mergers back in fashion

Now that the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be on the back burner, mergers are happening again in the healthcare industry space with two major...
Martha Garcia-Tappa

IowaWORKS — connecting veterans to businesses 

Did you know that IowaWORKS can help your business recruit veterans who may have specialized training they acquired through their military duty? Our veteran...
Cheri Bustos

School, library board elections: What’s at stake and why your vote matters

Misinformation and disinformation making it almost impossible for parents and community members to form common-sense opinions in battles over school curriculum. Classroom teachers...
John Deere

Deere’s great run

When Deere & Co. does well, the Quad Cities typically does well. And 2022 was an “another good year” for Deere, according to CEO John...

Celebrate Buffalo Bill’s birthday in LeClaire 

Quad Citians are invited to join the Buffalo Bill Museum in LeClaire on Sunday, Feb. 26, to celebrate the region’s native son’s birthday.  The museum,...
Cheri Bustos

Bustos’ solid service continues

We have always appreciated former U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos’ approach to representing the Quad Cities and the rest of her congressional district. It was...
Callie Griffiths

Engineering: A career with endless possibilities

Riding horses has been a constant in my life since I was 4 years old. I didn’t know it at the time, but it...
Nelly Cheboi

Why a liberal arts education is more impactful today than ever

On a Sunday evening in December many in the Augustana College community gathered around screens to watch CNN announce its “Hero of the Year.”...
Cindy Whiteman

QC firm urges plan now for Google Analytics changeover 

A Google tool that is key to your business is going away. What should you do? Google Analytics is a platform created by Google that...
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