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New tradition: Ride the Island event set for Father’s Day
A new Father’s Day bicycling tradition is about to take off in the Quad Cities.
The first Ride the Island event will be presented by...
Duck Creek Tire & Service expanding to The Plex
Duck Creek Tire & Service is making a major investment in the Quad Cities as it prepares for more customers.
The longtime automotive service business...
Iowa American, MercyOne, EMA partner on new well project
A new multi-million-dollar well project in Davenport is moving forward that will benefit MercyOne Genesis, Iowa American Water and some of its other customers...
Future Rock Island housing project to serve veterans
Nearly a year after securing a $7.8 million housing award, Community Home Partners (CHP) is readying to turn the dirt on a new permanent...
QC urged to work to remove obstacles to homeownership
Illinois and the Quad Cities are facing a housing crisis that is further blocking the path to the American Dream of homeownership and regional...
Students get taste of restaurant work at Culinary Showcase
Trenton Nelson was thinking about a possible career as a chef as he served up plate after plate of Japanese teriyaki chicken with rice...
QC shares input on Andalusia-Indian Bluff east-west corridor study
MILAN – A stream of visitors made their way to the village's Camden Centre conference room on Wednesday, April 9, to share their thoughts...
Illinois DOT ready to do what it takes to win QC passenger rail
The Illinois Department of Transportation is committed to bringing passenger rail service from Chicago to the Quad Cities, acting Transportation Secretary Gia Biagi promised...
The ‘buzz’ begins as Bix 7 race preparations start
DeMetria Isabel said she thinks of two words when it comes to the Quad-City Times Bix 7 road race. Those words are: “Bix Buzz”
That...
‘Thriving through change’ – QC preparing for lots of work
The Quad Cities landscape will be changing in the coming months. There will be major road and infrastructure projects; downtown areas will be transformed;...
‘Build My Future’ gives local students a look at work world
Troy Tully got to operate a simulated welder and think about a career in welding. Kaylee Rockwell got to operate saws and other hand...
Brakes Plus celebrates one opening; gets set for another store
Brakes Plus loves doing business in the Quad Cities. The full-service mechanical shop loves the region so much that it recently opened one shop...
‘New beginning’ – Work starts on two Habitat homes in QC
The future owner of a home that will be built near downtown Moline next year says she’s ready to get to work on her...
Davenport mayor predicts new park will be ‘beacon of Midwest’
A large sign in downtown Davenport near the Mississippi River reads "Envision a revitalized riverfront. A destination to remember.”
In the coming months, that sign...
Mississippi River Distilling Co. joins Parallel Brewery Collective
In an unusual partnership, four of Iowa’s leading craft beverage brands – including Mississippi River Distilling Company – are joining forces to expand their...
Building the future
Roger Richardson was recently thinking about the future of carpentry in the Quad Cities.
The training coordinator was looking over a room filled with 21...
‘Dynamic’ Bettendorf hotel showcases the Quad Cities
The new $17 million SpringHill Suites by Marriott in northern Bettendorf appears to have something for everybody.
It has 86 rooms, each a suite with...
Renfro named new EICC chancellor
Bryan Renfro will be the next chancellor at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges.
Mr. Renfro, who is currently president of John Wood Community College in Quincy,...
QCIA celebrates game-changing Project Gateway Phase 1
The Quad Cities International Airport is celebrating completion of the new baggage makeup building and modernized ticket counters featured in the first $18 million...
Medical facility expands – ‘We have outgrown the space’
An Iowa Quad Cities medical emergency care department just got a lot more room. The expansion will mean patients will have shorter ER wait...